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rOL. XLIII—NO. 41.
BRITISH DISPLEASED WITH HARVEY
Governor Vetoes Bill Creating Additional Court for Bexar County
IRT NOT
NEEDED NOW
‘ SAYS NEFF
ays Present Institutions
Can Handle Ail
[r Cases. ,
Jives three reasons
i .
'oo Many Texas District
; Courts —Bar Against
Measure.
Advocates to fight
»
«xt Session Can Take
J Bill Up If Still Need
ed, He Declares.
a ’
Austin. TcX., March I.—Governor
'ff Thursday vetoed the bill creat
l the 94th Judicial District Court
'I Bexar county and sent his " <
Lssage to the Legislature.
(Advocates of the measure Indicate
L v may try to put it through the
liiislature again despite the gover-
Hs veto.
Ll'lic governor gave three reasons
Uy he disapproved the bill. The
Rt is that there me now entirely
' many district courts in Texas;
phd. for the purpose of giving tern
ary relief it "is neither wise nor
■essary to establish a permanent
irt;” and third, that the bar of
a Antonio has gone on record as
ng opposed to the creation of a
v court.
( Too hills now pending before the
;islature." said the governor, "one
widing for exchange of benches
1 the other providing for five
trict courts for all Texas, will give.
Fording to the judgment of those
|o have considered the question.
I -essary relief, not only in a few
IFticular cases in Texas, but through
| the entire state. We presume
It these two bills will pass both
House ami Senate within the next
r days. These two contemplated
is, when put in operation, will re
•e both the civil and criminal dock
| of Bexar county."
Has Another Chance.
"ue text of his third reason fol-
Third: To sav the least, if it is
lenitive that the district courts of
;ar county be given temporary nid,
two proposed laws above mention
,would accomplish this: and. when
! next regular session of the Legis
irc convenes, if it were found that
h aid had not been sufficient to
eve the congested condition of the
rt dockets, the state could then go
the expense of creating another
manent district court for Bexar
nty. The faet that there may be
Urge number of cases on a ’court
ket does not necessarily mean that
courts need temporary relief, nor
s it always indicate that the
rt is kept busy trying cases. All
ns who have practiced law to any
ent realize the truth of this state
it. Bexar county now lias four
rict courts nnd three county
rts. all running continuously and
ctically throughout the year. It
riTi consensus of opinion of a
te number of those familiar with
ditions in Bexar county that there
Ino need for the establishment of
! additional district court in that
Inty.
Bar Opposed To It.
The bar of San Antonio ha< gone
record, nt two different meetings
jntly held, as being opposed to the
Ition of a new’district court, on
grounds that it would be an un-
Cssary and needless expense. Under
statute and the rules of the dis
|t court, cases may be transferred
application, from one court to an
ler. and it so happens that in
tar county there is always a jury
pent under the special jury law in
et in that county.
Believing that it would be unwise
not in keeping with the princi
ot strict and rigid economy to
ite another permanent district
rt nt San Antonio at this time,
m returning herewith to you with
veto."
■ .
VETO WAS EXPECTED.
ses Chance of Black to Get a Job
as Judge.
overnor Neff's action in vetoing
bill providing for a new district
•t in Bexar county did not come
i surprise as the majority of the
ibers of the San Antonio bar had
• on record as opposed to it as
many other citizens who were not
rers. The Bexar county court bill
Jieon looked upon ns a city hall
and was intended, so it wna gen
ly believed, to create n place for
L (Continued on next page.)
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
SUSPECT HELD AFTER
DARING HOLD-UP OF
LOCAL DRUGSTORE
East Commerce Street
Pharmacy Robbery Nets
Only Small Sam.
City detectives are holding an al
leged hold-up man. following a robbery
at August K. Staffa's drug store, 450
East Commerce Street, at 19:30 Wed
nesday night.
The prisoner, 23, who jays he re
sides at an East Commerce street
rooming house, declares he is innocent,
although he lias been identified by
Mr. Staffa and two other .
His arrest by Detective Captain
Street end Detectives Green and Har
ris was based solely upon circumstan
tial evidence. He was picked up by
the plain clothes men within half a
block of the drug store. 30 minutes
after the hold-up, on the description
furnished by the druggist.
Mr. Staffs was alone in his place
of business, when, according to report
filed at detective headquarters, an un
masked white mau entered, arew a pis
’ol and compelled the druggist to
stand with his hands above his head.
The gunman, except to command Mr.
Staffa to "stick ’em up." remained
silent throughout the time required
for the robbery. Walking over to the
cash register, the gunman is said to
have tried vainly to open the cash
register. Failing, he scooped up a 50
cent piece. 35 cents in pickets and 40
cents in pennies that were lying on the
top of the register, walked out of the
place and disapepared.
Otis Marz. 1512 Virginia boulevard,
and Mike Homero. (154 Leigh street,
were standing oh the sidewalk directly
in front of the drug store and saw
the gunman be walked ont of the
place. They said the prisoner was
the man who committed the robbery.
The prisoner, gives his occupation
as a mechanic and says he is a victim
of mistaken identity. He told detec
tives he bad visited the home of h ! s
sweetheart on South Pres street
Wednesday night, which place he left'
shortly after HI o'clock, and. after
having a light lunch in a cafe near
the drug store started to bis room
when arrested by detectives.
FLIGHT DATE SET
Porto Rico Trip Will Start at 7
O’clock Saturday Morning.
Seven o’clock Saturday morning has
been designated as the hour for the
six DeHnviland 48-3 planes, compris
in the Porto Rico Fleet, to take off
from Kelly Field for the first hop ot
♦heir journey, which will be to Lnke
(’hades. La. The distance to Lak**
Charles is 325 miles, and (he fleet
expects to land there before noon Sat
urday.
Only unforeseen difficulties or bad
weather can now cause the flight to
be again postponed. The ships are all
in readiness, nnd Thursday'the ground
had dried sufficiently to allow the
pilots to take them off the ground.
Sunday the flight will be continued
♦o Maxwell Field. Montgomery. Ala.,
a nistance of 430 miles from Lake
Charles. It is expected Hhnf Maj.
Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chief of the
Army Air Service, will bo at Max
well Field to receive the fleet when it
lands there. It was nt first thought
♦ hat General Patrick was coming to
Son Antonio but he has changed bi«
plans.
Former V. S. Senator Buried.
Oakland. Cal.. March I— The fun
eral of former United States Senator
<»eorge C. Perkins, who died Mon
day. was held from his home here yes
terday. Masonic Lodge No. 188 of
Oakland, conducted the rites. In
terment was in Mountain View ceme
tery here. • a
THE WEATHER
TEMPERATURE*.
FER 28. * a. m 4?
* P- in 61 3 a. 49
4 p. in 63 4 a. in 4 9
5 )». m 63 5 a. 4 8
<» P. m 62 « a. 47
7 p. m 60 7 a. ni 47
8 p. m 58 X a. ni 48
9 p. m 57 9 a. ni 50
10 p. in 55 10 n. m 57
11 p. m 51 11 a. in 58
12 midnight.... 32 12 noon 62
. MAR. 1. 1 p. m 65
1 1. m 50 2 p ni 68
FORECAST.
Snn Antonio and vicinity: Thursday
night and Friday. somewhat warm
er Thursday night: minimum tempera
ture. -60 to 36: light to moderate east
erly ot southerly winds.
Enst Texas: Fair; somewhat warmer;
Friday, fair.
West Texas: Fair.
HOME WEATHER FOK TOI RISTS.
St. Louin: Temperature. 34; clear; sis
mile wind from the southwest; lowest
temperature in last 24 hours. 327 high
est. 46.
Chicago: Temperature. 32: partly
cloudy; eight-mile wind from the west;
lowest temperature it last 24 hours. 30;
highest. 40. *
Kuii<*n* City: Temperature. 40; clear
lourtcen-mile wind from the southwest
lowest temperature in last 21 hours. 40:
highest. 48.
New lork: Temperature, 26; cloudy;
fourteen-mlle wind from the north; low
est temperature in last 24 hours, 26;
highest. 38.
Washington! Temperature. 34; clear:
six-mile wind from the .west: lowest
temperature in last 24 hours, 32; high
est, 32.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1923. -TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.'
CONGRESSMAN.
DRY LM'5 FOE,
IS DEAD IT S 9
Cockran, Fiery Representa
tive of Tammany Hall,
Expires.
JUST HAD BIRTHDAY
Nominated AI Smith for
President —Fought
Farm Credits.
Washington, D. C.. March I.—Rep
resentative W. Bourke Cockran. Dem
ocrat, New York, died suddenly to
day. ।
Mr. Cockran who celebrated bis
sixty-ninth birthday yesterday, became
ill last night and died early today.
He was on the floor of the Uoust last
night and made a spirited speech in
opposition to the pending farm credits
bill.
Mr. Cochran's death came as an im
mediate result of a stroke of apoplexy,
it was said at his home.
A native of Ireland, educated in
France and the United States nnd ac
tive for many years in the legal pro
fession and in politics. Mr. Cockran
was out of the picturesque forces in
American public life. He was an ora
tor of the old school, endowed with
a remarkable voice and with n delivery
and diction that long ago won him a
place among the most eloquent orators
of the country.
In jmlit'cs. Mr was a
wheel horse of Tammany Hall, whose
battles he fought in New York and
elsewhere on many occasions. At the
last Democratic national co-ivention at
San Francisco, he made the speech
nominating Governor Al Smith for the
presidency, an oratorical effort which
carried the convention into h prolonged
demonstration savoring of old time "re
vival meeting" politic:. He also ad
dressed the convention in favor of a
plank endorsing the manufacture of
light wines and b<;er.
Foe of Prohibition.
An unrelenting foe of the prohibi
tion amendment and the Volstead Act,
Mr. Cochran never lost an opportunity
to denounce what he termed "their
invasion of personal liberty." Often
in the House lie voiceri in vigorous
tprms his protest ngainst laws which
he said attempted to govern the
morals of the people nnd. on these oc
casions, his appearance in debate al
ways was a signal for n scurrying of
members from the cloak rooms to hear
him. He was quick at reparatee and
unusually nimble in debate.
His speeches were always extem
poraneous.
One of Mr. Cochran's biggest efforts
cnino during fhe recent flurry in the
House aroused by Representative I p
shaw's demand that public official'
observe the letter of the dry laws.
That time, in an impassioned nddrees
of nn hour, ho told the House that
the Volstead Act never could be en
forced.
His Speech.
In his last spech. delivered in the
House last night ngainst the farm
credits bill. Mr. Cockran spoke with
all his ustiul fire and dash. He gave
the House a word picture of attempts
he said had been made for several hun
dred years to improve conditions 1/
similnr method. and declared they nl
ways had proved disastrous.
"Any law which endeavors to help
one class of people at the expense
of the other class." he shouted, “leads
to ruin.”
Mr. Cockran first was elected to the
House of Representatives for a term
in ISS7. He came back in 1891 for
two more terms but. in 1896. he de
clined to follow the free silver banner
of William Jennings Bryan, broke
I with the national party organization,
and left Congress. He returned to the
party in 1900. when he campaigned,
for Bryan nnd. in 1904, be was again
elected to the House. This time be
remained there for five years, at the
end or which time he declined to be
come a candidate for re-election. Tn
1920, however, he again yielded to the
lure of the parliamentary give-and
take l« lovid so well nnd was again
elected to a seat in the House. He was
rc-eleeted last November.
Ho had geen especially active dur
ing the present session of Congress
'and had planned a trip to Europe
this summer. Until a few days ng" he
apparently had been in perfect health.
Congress In Gloom.
News of Mr. Cockran's sudden re
moval from the activities of Congress
east a shadow on the House as it
reassembled today to resume its con
sideration of the credits measure.
"I am shocked almost beyond ex
pression.” said Representative Garrett
of Tennessee, the Democratic lender.
“Mr. Cochran hns been not only a
nationally known but nn internation
ally known character for more than
;19 years. He was one of the foremost
orators of all the centuries.”
Uncle Joe Cannon said Mr. Cochran
was the “most graceful and forceful '
speaker” who had come to C'ongraes
in mane years. Mwa
dell. of Wyoming, the Republican floor
leader, declared his dentil meant the
passing of the "greatest orator of his
time.”
OVERDRAFTS OF U.S.
ARMY OFFICERS ARE
PAID ENGLISH BANK
Americans Trusted; Left
Without Settling
Accounts.
By the A*Mx*iatr«l Frrs*.
I/indon. March I.— While John
Bull is being patted on the back for
his honesty and straight-forwardness
in settling his wartime debts, some
Englishmen are equally desirous of
administering reciprocal thumps on
Uncle Sam’s shoulders for clearing up
odds and ends of obligations
in this country.
The inventions commission, sent to
England recently, is holding daily ses
sions to hear claims which will cost
the American government thousands
of dollars, while the historic Cox
banking firm is overjoyed because it
has just received from Washington
about $20,000 to pay overdrafts of
approximately 50 American officers.
These military men during the war
took advantage of the bank's liberali
ty and then left England without set
tling their accounts.
The firm advanced thousands of
pounds to a host of young officers
and when the institution was ab
sorbed by Lloyds recently the com
mon exclamation among army men
was: "Bang goes my overdraft!" For
a century the House of Cox has con
sidered men with commiMion not only
as "officers and gentlemen” but also
as being responsible for their debts.
The bank had little hope of re
imbursing itself for the overdrafts be
cause most of the officers had becu
discharged from the American army
and their addresses were unknown.
Consequently, the firm was both sur
prised and gratified when it received
the remittance from Washington.
STEPHENS IS, WORRIED
Seems Ta Have About Abandoned
Hope of EscMhit GSHoir*.
G. W. Stephens, who is confined
in the death cell at the Bexar county
jail recently vacated by Clemente
Apolinar, awaiting his execution on
March 9 for the murder of T. A.
Finucane, is weakening perceptibly.
Jailer Jolin Wiatrek said Thursday.
Although Stephens apjwared cheerful
on the day Apolinar was hanged and
for several days thereafter, the jailer
said, during the last two days he
seems depressed.
A number of ministers have called
on Stephens, Jailer Wiatrek said. He
seems, however, to have given up hoijc
of Governor Neff's interfering in his
case and it is feared that he may
collapse before the date of execution.
Advices from Austin Thursday were
to the effect that Governor Neff has
sent for the records in the Stephens
case from the court of criminal ap
peals and is studying them with a
view to arriving at a decision with
regard to granting a commutation of
the death sentence.
MEXICANS SET FREE
Grayson County Case in Hands of
Department of Jutsice.
Eight Mexican citizens detained in
the road gangs of Grayson county
were set free Wednesday, according
to a wire reeived by Enrique D. Ruiz.
Mexican consul general here, from the
consul in Dallas. They were released,
the wire stated, following an investi
gation by Deimrtment of Justice
eratives of the peonage charges
brought by Enrique Mejia of the Dal
las office.
A telegram from Governor Neff was
also received by Mr. Ruiz Thursday
morning, stating that state authorities
would nt once begin investigation of
the charges. It lias been alleged by
Mr. Mejia that Mexican citizens have
been arrested in Grayson county nnd
forced to work) in the road gangs
without trial. He alab charged that
the men were mistreated and forced Io
work under inhumane nnd insanitary
conditions.
RENO'S DIVORCE,
COLONY DOIEST
SPOT IN NATION
Two Sleuths Direct Eight
Raids and Arrest
Thirteen.
TOOK IN WET PARTIES
Posed as Millionaire Gay
’ Lights Seeking Sep-
aYations.
Reno. Nev.. March I.— Reno's di
vorce colony was gasping today at the
discovery that two of its most recent
additions —both of whom became quite
prominent among the gayer set —were
dry enforcement officers whose ac
tivities up to today had brought about
thirteen arrests and the closing of a
number of places where, it had been
whispered, those knowing the right
word could obtain liquor.
One of the agents posed a film com
pany director, nnd the other appeared
in the role of “representative of the
steel trust.”
They gained admittance to the se
lect coterie by convincing attorneys
that they sought divorces from ficti
tious wives in order to wed equally
fictitious women, whoae purported
photonrapbs and letters they dis
played. ,
Attended Wet Parties.
The attorney arc said to have done
what they could to spee<l the hours
for their pnisperous clients, while the
inner rstnblished the necessary legal
residence preparatory to filing their
divorce complaints.
One even is said to have introduced
one of the agents to young women
who enjoyed parties enlivened ny
beverages not comptabile with the
law.
Both officers, it is said, became
highly popular with till: feminine con
tingent of the colcny. One rei-eived
a variety of notes and a smaller but
equally interesting variety of |H>ems
from one of the prospective divorcees.
These he exhibited gleefully, without,
however, permitting her name to be
come known.
There is considerable apprehension
in the colony regarding sutqioeiias to
testify.
Eight Places Raided.
Eight places have been raided on
information obtained by the agents,
and complaints are to be filed Friday
against the thirteen arrested, accord
ing to the United States district at
torney. These, he said, would charge
violation of the Volstead act. while a
scoi-e or more of others, naming “look
outs" at the various places, will charge
conspiracy.
Reno today is said to be the driest
spot in the United States.
ANOTHER RUM UNION
Bootleggers' Association 4'harges Dues
for lawyer's Fees.
Baltimore. Md.. Mareh I.—Bootleg
gers in this city are flourishing to such
an extent that they have formed nn
association to provide lawyers for
those who get caught at their trade.
This was announced today by Ger
ald H." Parker, general prohibition
agent, during a conversation on the
activity of local bootleggers.
A saloon keeper, recently arrested
for violation of the Volstead . ct. was
quoted ns saying the "protective as
sociation" charged n SlO annunl dues.
“I» cost me .'lO to join." h<*was re
ported to have said, "bnt I won’t have
to pay a lawyer’s fee now." He de
clined to name those at the head of
the association.
E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM
World famed as author of “The Great Imper
sonation,” “Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo*’ and other
mystery novels, has written his masterpiece, an en
thralling series of detective stories comparable to
‘-Sherlock Holmes” at its best.
“Exploits of Sir Norman Greyes”
The new series comprises a number of extraordinary
stories recounting pursuit of an international criminal by a
retired Scotland Yard criminologist. The author departs from
the stereotyped style of most detective stories, and produces
even more gripping results.
The first Oppenheim story will be published
next Sunday In
THE SUNDAY LIGHT
Missing Girl?
Mrs. Clyde Taylor, above, 19-ycar
old matron of Middleport. O„ believes
she is the daughter of Dr and Mrs.
W. A. Winters of Newcastle. Ind..
whose abduction in 1912 created a
nation-wide sensation.
LOOKS LIKE SPRING
Average Frost Une Has Passed and
Forecast* Is Fair and Warmer.
Except for a possible cold wave or
two that may come within the next
seven weeks, spring weather has conic
to stay in San Antonio. The fore
cast is fair and warmer for Thurs
day night and Friday. Minimum tem
perature* will be from M to 53. Light
to modiTate easterly to southerly
wind* will blow.
!Mie spring weuther prediction u
bas.-d o' the fact Hint the average
frost line has passed, it being Feb
ruary 24. Although frost has conic
as late ns the Fiestu de San Jncinto.
jet cold snaps arc short lived nt this
season and warm weather is the gen
eral rule. Although the earlier part
of the winter was fair with high tem
peratures. February almost made up
for it, according to the monthly sum
mary.
San Antonio is not alone in warm
spring weather. An immense low
pressure area pusher! down out of
Canada bringing spring temperatures
to the North and East. Temperatures
ThursdiU’ morning nt 7 o'clock were:
Chicago, 32: New York, Alberta,
Canada. 34; Swift Current. Canada.
34. The widest place Thursday
morning was Medina, Utah, with 20
degrees. . ■
Th “high" which brought fair
weather to San Antonio split over
the Roikl s on the way down and a
small pocket is hanging over Utah.
The other half enme over San Antonio
nnd was moving southeastward into
the Gulf of Mexico. It has stopped
raining along the coast Thursday
morning.
A "low" pushing in over the Paci
fic coast, while not shown on the
map, brought rain to Seattle and San
Diego.
The February weather summary
shows that 5.47 inches of rain fell
during the month. The mean tem
perature was 52. February 1 the
highest temperature was reeprded. 82,
and on February 6. the lowest was
reeordell. 24. The moan temperature
has only been lower for February
five times since 1880. < Inly once in
the history of the weather bureau here
lias precipitation been so heavy for
the month, that being in 1903. when
7.8 S fell.
Only three clear days were record
ed. four partly cloud?, cloud?’ 21. and
eighteen in which .01 inch or more
if rain (weurred.
Seaplanes Join in Search.
Key West. March 1. — Three
naval Reaplnnes bopped off from Key
Wist’nauit base at daylight to assist
in the search for the plane overdue
nt Stuart. Fla., missing since Frida?
when it Jeff Bimini with Delos
Thomas, aviator nnd Chaplain Theo
dore A. Tibbs aboard.
TWO CENTS r *’ in city and »lcinn»
A IV U VODi 1 O Flv.canu on train, and aiwaneia
OFFICIALS AROUSED BY
AMBASSADOR’S SPEECH
ON ENGLISH WAR DEBT
London Thinks Envoy’s Conduct Un
usual in Virtually Challenging Gov
ernment to Refute Balfour Note of
Last August — Foreign Office De
clines Comment—Lots of Unofficial
Discussion Stirred Up.
London, March I.— Ambassador Harvey’s speech lasi,
night, in which he discussed the underlying causes and the
nature of Great Britain’s war indebtedness to the United
States, evoked expressions of displeasure in British official
circles today, and gives indications of causing considerable
discussion.
The foreign office declined to comment on the ad
dress, but it is reliably stated that Ambassador Harvey’s
remarks, particularly his virtual challenge to the British
government to issue a statement refuting the Balfour note
of last August, were considered to be unusual for a foreign
envoy.
Ambassador Harvey’s assertion that Great Britain
has not been asked to guarantee, and never did guarantee,
“the payment of a single dollar loaned by the United
States for the use of anj- country other than Great Britain
herself,’’ stood out today as one of the noteworthy utter
ances of his address at the Pilgrims’ dinner last evening.
FREE MAN WHO SAYS
HE KILLED ANOTHER
AT KENEDY IN 1902
Charge Dismissed
Eight Years Ago ctd
Witnesses All Dead.
Ju«n Lopez. 53 year old San An
tonian. who admitted that 21 year.'
ago he shot Cundalerio Cantu to
death.at Kenedy, Karnes county,
will not be prosecuted for the crime.
Lopez will be discharged from the
Bexar count?’ jail during Thursday
afternoon. He has been in jail since
Wednesday - morning when he <valked
into sub-poliee station No. 2 and told
officers to lock him up, declaring lie
had killed a man nt Kenedy in 1902.
Thursda?* the sheriff at Kenedy
telegraphed Sheriff Tobin’s office that
the charge in connection with Cantu's
death bad been dismissed eight years
ago. that the witnesses were all dead
and that under the circumstances it
would not be inissiblc to file a new
charge ngainst Uipez,
Lopez was known at Kened.v as
Julian Frutoso.
ELECTROCUTE A NEGRO
Two Shocks Needed to Kill Black
Convicted of Murdering Policeman.
’ Kaleigh. N. C- March I—Robert
Williams, negro, convicted of the mur
der of Bradley Cribb, a special police
man on Januar.v 25, and one of eigh
teen condemned men in the death
tier at the. state penitentiary here,
went to his death by electrocution
today. Several members of the gen
eral assembly and one woman were
present. One young man witness
fainted wkfn it became necessary to
apply a seAond shock to cause death.
M’ADOO FOR PRESIDENT
Legislators. Headed by Davenport.
Start Boom. .
Austin. Tex.. Mardi I.— A boom
has bceu started by certain members
of the House, headed-by Representa
tive Davenport of San Antonio, for
William G. McAdoo for President at
the next national election.
This is a cop?" of a petition cir
culated among members of the Lcgis
latnre:
-We. the undersigned Democrats ot
Texas, hereb?- call a meeting for Tues
day evening. March 0. 192”. to per
fect a State-wide organization to be
known as the McAdood-for-l’resident
Club."
Wants Strike Disputes Settled.
Washington. D. C.. March I.—A
resolution, requesting the President to
u*e his good offices toward settlement
of the remaining disputes of striking
railway shopm»u. was introduced to
ds? by Senator Sheppard, Itemocrat,
of Texas.
HOME
Byrthe Associated Press,
Colonel Harve?- quoted from the
Balfour note of last August the
phrase:
“Under the agreement arrived at.
the United States insisted, in sub
stance if not in form. that, though
our Allies were to spend the mono?,
it was onl>- on our security t lint tliev
were prepared to lend it."
The ambassador said he did nut
doubt but that the British govern
ment would “with equal formality anti
no less explicitness remove the mis
apprehension created by this unfortu
nate allusion."
The dinner was given in honor of
Stanley Baldwin, chancellor of tie
exchequer, who headed the recent
financial mission to Washington.
Mr. Harvey said that the I nited
Stales did not intend to ruin the*
ireilit of any other country bv cam-i
-ling its debts.
Recalling the conditions under
which the British debt had lieen in
eurred. he said that SKI per cent cf
the 90,000.000 persons in the Unit**l
States who contributed tn the great
itar loans were of British deseen'.
This- fact, he said, implied that, if ih"
Americans ha,) thought tl ey wr" rill
ing exclusively, although indirect ly.
the other Allies through the B~itisli
government, the money eould r.ot hav
been raised.
Turks Have Counter Proposal.
By th* A«MM*intr<l Frews.
Ixtndon. March I.— Reuters : ir
says there is indirect confirmation of
reports that the Turks, in reply to
the Allied' peace proposals made sit
Laii'anne. will propose an alternate
draft treaty modifying the territorial
and financial clauses ami leaving our
the economic section. The Turks, it
is added. nppnAntly view the eco
nomic questions as subject to further
discussion and a separate agreement.
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High School Students Wed
Pueblo. Colo.. March I.—High
school students who marry eannot at
tend school dances or other -ocial
functions under n rule adopted ye—
terday b?’ the school board. The rule
was adopted following discoveries
that four marriages recently had oc
curred among students at Centennial
High School.
Index to Advertisers
Index to principal fn to
day’s Light, for guidance of shoppers:
Advertiser— Tag’
American Sugar Refining .. 11
Amusements
Banks. Mauran«*e. Imeatmentj.. 24
Rlum Go.. Emil
Classified and Real Estate ’
I’nutrias Sb rtf' « o *
Fnmbv Clothing Co • *
Fox Co J, ‘
Frank Bros
Frost Ums. Co
Gomsui & Bros.. Tbos
Joske Broa. Co T-P'-lt-1.-l♦•!*
Karotkni Furniture Co ’
K. & M. Shoe Store
King Furniture • 'o
Koehler-Kunkel Motor Co. -•
Railroad and Steamship Lines yit
Richter's lUkcry ..
Rons Co.. M. J
Kotarv Page. The >•
Solo Sene. The
Sommers* l»rug Store* ..t. -
Standard Mfg. 'A •••
Victor Talking Machine Co .... <
Vogtie. The • t*
Washer Bros.
Wolff * Marx <’o- ill*****
Wo'tsou Try Goods Co.. Ine. ... a
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