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PROGRESSIVES
ORGANIZE TO
Party Lines Are Not
Recognized
By LAWRENCE MARTIN
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. Progress
ives in congress met today In the first
phase of a two-fold national progress
ive program which its sponsors intend
shall give expression to what they be
lieve to be the prevailing political
trend of the times.
Today's session, held In the office of
the senate agriculture committee
brought together the remaining mem
bers of a once famous group of con
gressional progressives old bull moos
ers, some of them and added to them
new and virile spirits from the west
and middlewest . .
Party lines were not recognized in
the meeting. When Senator LaFol
lete, Wisconsin, called the meeting to
order, both Democrats and Republi
cans were joined In an effort to bring
about a solid progressive organization,
able to dictate the organization of both
bouses and senate in the sixty eighth
congress, and - to wield tremendous
power in the shaping of legislative pol
icies for the next two years.
A dozen or more senators and senators-elect
and more than a score of
house members attended the confer
ence. LaFoilette Leader.
- Senator LaFoilette was expected to
be chosen chairman of the Progressive
organization. He called today's meet
ing as well as the general meeting oi
men and women from all parts of the
country which Is to" be held tomorrow
as a sequel to today's meeting of con
gressional Progressives. LaFoilette
was to tell his colleague's at today's
session that the Nov. 7 elections and
events prior- to it, clearly indicated
nation-wide dissatisfaction with the
methods of present political leaders in
congress, and that the people undoubt
edly expected the progressives elected
Nov. 7 to put into effect a program
based on public welfare, rather than
partisan considerations. ' .
Unless they are organized as before,
the progressives will be unable to car
ry out this mandate, LaFoilette "holds,
and he was to warn his colleagues that
organized or , unorganized, progressives-
in the next congress would be
ihe target for more kinds of attack
from the stand-pat leaders of both
parties than ever before.
' Effect ofmreetlng.
Todays meeting, with others that
will follow,- was expected to show
whether the ' progressives who repre
sent various groups of political and
economic thought, can readily bury
minor differences and get together on
a legislative program.
LaFoilette and his colleagues went
into the meeting disavowing emphat:
ically any third party idea. The key
note of their activities for the next
two years at least, they said, would
be to "translate into legislation, the
will of the people, as expressed in
the congressional election on Nov., 7."
CONGRESS ADJOURNED
TO HONOR REP. MANN;
SERVICES IN CHAMBER
(By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. Out of re
spect for Representative James R
Mann, of Illinois, for many years a
Republican leader In congress, whose
death occurred here last night, both
. the senate and house adjourned today
after adopting resolutions of regret.
In the house a committee of 28 mem
bers was selected to accompany the
body to Chicago for burial. Announce
ment also was made that prior to de
parture of the funeral party, services
would be held at 2 p. m., tomorrow in
the house chamber.
President Harding and his cabinet,
the supreme court, the senate, prom
inent government officials, and mem
bers of the diplomatic corps have been
invited to join the house in paying
tribute to the veteran
The last funeral services held in the
house chamber was for former Senator
Champ Clark. On hat occasion Mr
Mann delivered one of the aulogies.
28 ARE ARRESTED AS
RESULT OF INVASION
OF CLUB IN CHICAGO
(By Associated Press) ,
CHICAGO, Dec. 1. Twenty-eight
men were under arrest today and nine
others were sought as the result of an
invufi nn nf the Waiters club by , a
pd men in a revolver bat
tle in which one man was killed and
a nniirp Rereeant wounded.
Emil Franke, one of the men .held,
confessed, according to the police, he
shot Frank Reagan, former president
of the waiters union, and manager of
the club. Reagan died in a hospital,
after he was said to have named
Franke as his assailant.
Factional disagreements in the
Walters union were believed by the
police responsible for the battle."
Irish Insurgents Planning
DeValera's Escape, Report
(By United Press)
BELFAST, Dec. 1. Irish insurgents
were reported today to be planning
fresh attacks throughout Ireland to
facilitate the escape of Earn on n, De
Valera. now hiding ir. the Carlingsford
Mountains to Americn. Free State au
thorities are determined to capture De
Valera at all costs hoping that his
elimination will break the rebellion
against their authority.
WIELD POWER
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Five former cabinet officers and the former head of the Greek army, convicted of high treason in' connec
tion With the Greek military disaster in Asia Minor; were executed by -shooting. They were: Former Premiers
Gounarla, Rotopapadakis, and Stratos; M. Theotokis, former, war minister; M. Baltadys, holder of portfolios in
several former .cabinets and. Gen., Had panestis, commander, of .the Greek forces at the time of the Asia Minor
military disaster. The ourt has, eliminated ex-King Constantino from responsibility for the disaster, although he
originally-was named. After the debacle ofthe Greek army in Anatolia and the burning of Smyrna the people
of Greece, roused to anger b gainst their rulers, overthre w -the government of King Constantino and for a. time
Greece was ruled, by-a-military clique
Greeks demanded that the statesmen
on Oct 30. " " ;' . . .
LARGE EMPLOYERS:
WOULD PAY FARES
OF BETTER ALIENS
, By MARK Bl'ttlVABT V
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. Various
large employers of ; labor- are begin
ning to bring. pressure on congress, to
modify the immigration law In the
direction, of admitting more male labor.
They say that the shortage of un
skilled labor Is embarrassing, and that
It has resulted or is now resulting in
advances of wages ti sqcb; degree
aa to disturb seriously 'our whole In
dustrial Ukmcev-PoTd9 - kept by
agents of a number of large employers
how that during the month ending
Nov. 15, there were advances in wages
in 38 cities and a reduction of wages
In only one. . . '
. -While .there is thk spectacle Of ris
ing wages in the cities, .there is on
the farms the contrasting spectacle of
increasing distress. - The" unhappy re
sult is that the farms are being drain
ed of young men to take the place of
the factory workers who would have
been supplied by immigration as long
as immigration ' was unrestricted the
employers make this plea earnestly.
But there is - little likelihood : of . con
gress being moved to grant it
Want Purer Americanism
The forces which passed the present
immigration law by a majority of more
than nine to one, is not less powerful
In the new congress. Moreover, senti
ment throughout the country tends to
grow more and -more rigid in its In
sistence on a purer Americanism.- One
of the leading Republicans in " the
Lower House who had held his dis
trict for 16-years, lost' it this year be
cause a charge was circulated that he
voted against the Immigration restric
tion act ;
Any change made in the present Im
migration laws is -more -apt to be in
the direction of admitting fewer aliens
rather than more, there is one thing
that might be done. " .
v Provisions of Law.
The present law permits the enty
of three per cent of the number of
aliens from eacn country who "are
already in America at the time of the
census of 1910; Under this limitation
Italy, Poland, Greece and the other
races of eastern -and southeastern
Europe are sending in just as many as
their quota permits, but- Germany.
England, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark,
Sweden and Norway are not sending
as many as their quotas permit Ger
many, for example, would have been
permitted to send in some 60,000 more
than she did last year.
The reason foT the failure of these
countries to send in as many as they
are entitled to send, at a time of good
wages in America, and distress at
home, is the lack of money to pay the
high passenger fares.
It is proposed that such immigrants
as these who do not inspire prejudice
or oppression, could be helped ' to
make the trip to America by financial
aid from this country.
(Copyright 1922, by the New York
Evening Post) n
FRANCE WILL DISPOSE
OF MERCHANT MARINE
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, Dec. 1. France's costly mer
chant marine is soon to be disposed of.
the under-secretary of the Merchant
Marine, told the Senate last night pri
or to its ratification of a plan for the
disposal of the fleet. The books will
be closed, he said with a deficit of $1,-
000.000,000 francs. ,
There remain four passenger vessels
and ten freighters, alL of which are
still incomplete, but the government
has received an acceptable offer for
them from Rio De Janeiro.
The secretary recalled that during
the disastrous period of government
control, vessels costing 27,000,000
francs had been rented at five francs
yearly. He added that his administra
tion had ferreted out and recovered
600,000,000 francs due the fleet admin
istration by various persons.
RICHMOND,
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Down, left: Mr. G. Baltady is, ex-forelgn
s. t if
under Col. Bona t as, who is now premier in Athens. In their resentment the
, who led Greece to disaster should be punished. The trial began in Athens
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Anderson Boy Accidentally y
Shot By Companion; Dies
(By Associated Press) ' . ,
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. 1. Chester
Huffman, 14 years old, was shot and
fatally wounded late yesterday after-
noon by Arthur Leaver, aged 22, it
was said at the dead boy's home here
today. The boys were hunting and
the shotgun which Leever was carry,
ing'was accidentally discharged, the
shot entering Huffman's neck, severing
the jugular vein. The Leever boy had
started through a tepee when - the
trigger caught on -a wire and dis
charged the gun. . ,
ADMINISTRATION HAS.
DEFINITE PROGRi
TO RELIEVE FARMERS
(By Associated Press)'
WASHINGTON,, Dec. 1. The ad
ministration had ready today a defi
nite program of legislation for the
financial relief of farmers, formulated
In agreement with" senate leaders on
both the agriculture and banking com
mittees and to be pressed with their
support at the short session of con
gress. Approved at a conference yes
terday between President Harding,
Secretary Wallace and 15 Republican
senators, headed by Senator Lodge,
majority senate leader, and Senator
Watson, of Indiana, who has been
making an active survey of the ques
tion, the , program contemplates util
ization of the federal farm loan board
as -the agency for extension of larger
and liberal credits, both as to inter
est rates and time,, to meet the pres
ent agricultural necessity. .. -
To Aid Small Farmers '
The relief plan, designed to reach
the small farmer as well as the large
cattle raisers and .grain growers, was
outlined in a statement following the
conference by Secretary Wallace and
Senator Lodge.- It Is proposed by use
of the farm loan board as the medium
of government relief to make it avail
able to the thousands "of small farm
ers who need it and who. in the opin
ion - of those at the conference, have
not shared. as have the larger grain
and -cattle producers in the-credit re
lief afforded by the war finance cor
poration because of . the limitations
under which It has operated. 1 -
.. Specifically . the . plan proposes . an
Increase In, the maximum loan limit
of the federal farm banks from. $10,.
000 to $25,000, amendment of the farm
loan act to provide for the rediscount
of agricultural production and market
ing .paper, -with a. maximum.; credit
period of three years, and creation of
a division in the farm bank system
to deal specifically with this class of
credits. Provision for the voluntary
creation of livestock and agricultural
credit associations to deal primarily
with livestock loans also is proposed.
Indiana Farmers Open
Fourth Annual Meeting
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1. The fourth
annual convention of the Indiana Fed
eration, of Farmers' associations open
ed here today, with delegates from all
sections of the state present. Recep
tion of reports and Jseveral addresses
comprised the program. Rep. L. J.
Dickinson of Iowa, was the principal
speaker before the gathering. John C.
Brown of Monon. president opened the
convention which will adjourn tomor
row. - -
Wanamaker Is Losing
Strength And Vitality
(By Associated Press) ''
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 1. A bulle
tin on the condition ' of : John Wana
maker, merchant and former postmas
ter general, issued by his doctors this
morning, said: "With a" continued
loss of strength and vitality. Mr. Wan
amaker passed a comfortable night"
It was said at the W'ahamaker home
this afternoon that there was no pre
ceptible change, in the condition of
Mr. Wanamaker. from that stated in
the early , morning bulletin by the
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WILL BE DECORATED
DURING XMAS SEASON
Preparations are under way for the
decoration of the city for the Christ
mas season. The work under the
supervision of the Richmond Commu
nity Servlcei" Is progressing very rap
idly, and it is planned to have even
more decorations than were used last
year. ' . ' . y ' ' :
; The Rotary and Klwanis,club have
ed to-lead their support r-and
committees havft been appointed by
each of the clubs to carry on the work.
E le c t r i c decorations, holly and
wreaths, Christmas trees and other
things that go to show the spirit of
Christmas, will be placed throughout
the downtown district of the city.
' Caroling will be another, feature of
this year's Christmas program. It will
be held under the leadership of Mr.
Ora Stegall, of the Community service,
Christmas carol sheets have been or
dered and they- are on their way
from New York City. .
Caroling . was tried last year and
it proved very successful, but it is
thought advisable to change the time
of caroling. Carolers rode through
out the city last Christmas morning nt
6 o'clock. This time interfered with
some of the church services of the
city and all the people who were at
tending church at that time could not
take part The 1 hour set for this
year's caroling is at '9 o'clock Christ
mas -eve. All evening church services
will be over at that time, and more
people can take part in the singing.
Other; plans for, the. Christmas day
program, will be announced later..
Exp
ect Chilean Cabinet .
To Offer Resignations
; - . (By Associated Press) '
SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. l.-VThe Chil
ean cabinet is. expected to" resign -today.
It is understood ' that" President
Alessandri intends to request the min
istry to remain in office until the ,ex
ChanEeoCratincations, on the Taona
Arica protocol.
. Weather Forecast
FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY
.-,..By W. E. Moore ,.
Fair tonight and Saturday; consid
erably colder; below freezing tonight.
Rising barometric pressure in the
central states, due to the passing
away of last night's storm, indicates
generally fair weather for the next 6
hours, with falling temperatures to
night . . " '' .
Temperatures taken yesterday at
the pumping station:
Maximum ....... . . . . : 1 55
Minimum ; . 31
. . Today
Noon 59
Weather - Conditions: -The storm
center - has moved 7 to the eastern
states, causing general rains from the
Mississippi river eastward. The cold
est weather so far this fall covers
the northwest. It was 10 "below zero
at 7 o'clock this morning' at Havre,
Mont, and from zero to 10 below in
southern Canada.
Another storm is moving southward
from British Columbia, but it has not
yt caused much snow in the north
west, though it is increasing in size
For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau: . Generally fair to
night and Saturday, except for unset
tled conditions tonight in the extreme
south portionJ ' Much colder tonight,
and In the south portion Saturday.
Paid Circulation
Yesterday, was
12,101
1, 1922.
CLEMCEAU
ENTHUSIASTIC
OVERBSION
Precaution is Taken
in St. Louis
(By Associated Press)
ST. LOUIS. Dec 1. Georges Clem-
enceau arrived here this morning ex
pressing high enthusiasm for his mis
sion declaring it "much better than he
expected."
Because of anonymous threats
against, the "Tiger" sent to Mayor
Henry W.y Kiel, extraordinary precau
tions were taken and France's former
premier did not alurht from his train
at the Union station.
The train merely pulled into the sta
tion for switching purposes and pro
ceded to the western part of the city
from where M. Clemenceau was taken
to the home of Josenh Pulitzer, nub-
lisher of the Post Dispatch.
ine Tiger had requested all formal
ity be dispensed with.
To Speak Saturday.
Tomorrow morning the "Tiger" is
scheduled to meet the St Louis Clem
enceau reception committee at Pulitz
er's home and then head an automo
bile parade through the main thor
oughfares of St. Louis, passing Wash
ington and St Louis universities,
where students and school children
will be massed to greet him. He is to
deliver his fourth formal address in
America, at the Odson, at 2 o'clock.
Chief of Police O'Brien announced
that added precautions had been tak
en to protect Clemenceau during his
visit here, in view of several threaten
ing letters received at Mayor Henry
W. Kiel's office in regard to the
"Tiger's", visit He estimated that
approximately 1,000 police and sol
diers from Jefferson barracks would
afford protection to the distinguished
visitor.
At Springfield ' yesterday, Clemen
ceau placed a wreath on Abraham Lin
coln's tomb, and spoke a five minute
eulogy.
Volcano Of Stromboil
Is In Violent Eruption
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec, 1. The volcano ,ot
Stromboil, on the Island of that name
off the coast of Sicily, is In violent
eruption today;, says a dispatch to the
CentjalewjB'from Rome today. -
COL. haWwarns
U. S. WILL INSIST
ON DEBT PAYMENTS
.' (By Associated Press)
- LONDON, Dec. L--On the eve of
the Franco-British conference in Lon
don this week to discuss debt cancel
lation among European nations. Am
bassador . Harvey served notice ' last
night in an address before the Anglo-American-Society
Of Manchester that
America is . not in the debt cancella
tion business. :
The ambassador discussed the re
vival of trade in- England. He said
that America wanted other nations to
get her. money If they could, but not
by "playing baby."
. "We want all people, he said, "to
make money, . to make our money if
they can, by work, but not by lying
down or pleading baby. ?
"Uncle Sam resembles the Diety in
one respect at any rate," he contin
ued. "He prefers to help those who
at least try to help themselves." ,
He acknowledged America's posi
tion as a creditor nation, but asked
"What of it?" It isn't a crime to be
a creditor nation, is it? I ask you
Englishmen; you ought to know."
The .ambassador pointed out that
England has always been the greatest
creditor nation in the world. "You
Englishmen -earned your 'wealth," he
declared, "and are justly entitled to
keep it or use it as you see fit
"We quite humbly " but 'somewhat
firmly claim a like. privilege." . -
He said that America and England
were in one respect in-the same boat
They were both solvent and both
claimed to be honest
William G. Rockefeller .
Dead Result Of Cold
Contracted At Game
fBy Associated Press) '
NEW YORK, Dec. 1. Members of
his family today attributed the death
larst night of William Goodsell Rocke
feller, son of the late William Rocke
feller and nephew of John D. Rocke
feller, to a cold contracted at the Yale-
Harvard football game last ' Saturday.
Avery Rockefeller, a freshman at
Yale, said his uncle had complained
of a cold soon- after he and his party
left -the Yale bowl. Last Monday Mr.
Rockefeller left his offices, complain
ing of a chill, and his physician or
dered him to bed. The illness devel
oped into pneumonia, and by Wednes
day his condition had become critical.
: At the bedside last night were sev
eral members of his family, not in
cluding his wife, who is in Europe.
s For several years prior to 1911,
when he resigned, Mr. Rockefeller
wag treasurer of the Standard Oil
company of New rork. . Since then,
however, he had withdrawn from
many of his business connections. At
the time of his death he was listed on
the boards of directors of only seven
corporations.
.: Mr. Rockefeller was born in this
city inv1870. He graduated from Yale
in 1892 and toured abroad some time
before he entered the Rockefeller of
fices at 26 Broadway to be schooled in
corporation management under the
Standard Oil methods. A short timo
later he married Psie Stillman,
daughter of the late James Stillman
president of the National City bank. -I
Rotary President
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Ray Havens.
Ray Havens, president of the Inter
national Rotary club, recently called
on President Harding in the interests
of better citizenship. He requested
Harding to write a speech on the sub
ject FOURTH MEMBER OF
BANDIT GANG FACES
ARRAIGNMENT TODAY
BULLETIN
(By Associated Press)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 1. Charles
Mithoefer, of Cincinnati, 1 alias Frank
W. Willis, arrested in Cleveland, yes
terday on suspicion of being one of the
four bandits who shot and killed one
policeman and injured another here
Tuesday morning, today made a com
plete confession, police announced. He
was brought here today and arraigned
in municipal court then was bound
ovef to the grand Jury.
: (By. United Press) ;
COLUMBUS,. Dec. 1. The last of
the bandit gang which" shot and killed
Patrolman G. P. KoeLler and wounded
police Corporal- Roscoe Friddle here
early Tuesday morning was to be ar
raigned in municipal court today.
The man is slated at city prison as
Frank Willis, alias Lewis, 27. He Was
returned from Cleveland early today
with Mary Kovatch, 19. She i3 held
as a material witness. Willis was in
her company when arrested In Cleve
land Thursday. " : : ' i
Loomie Cummins, 26, confessed
member of the gang, is in county jail
awaiting action of . the grand Jury on
a charge of first degree murder. Jamea
Martin, alias "Slim" Brady, is in a
local hospital recovering from a bullet
wound, self Inflicted when he was tak
en into custody. .
. , Captured by Posses
Cummins - and 1 Martin were hunted
down by a posse of police and citizens
the afternoon of the shooting.' .They
were captured within 12 hours after
Koghler died. ,Willis eluded the posse
and made his way' to Cleveland, '
A special session of the grand jury
is in session' here today Investigating
the shooting. "Prosecutor King, who
is conducting' the Investigation, ex
pects to secure first degree murder in
dictments . against .the three living
members of the gang... .
, Martin, alias . Brady, according to a
confession from Cummins, did all the
shooting. Willis, he said, was the
driver of the car. Cummins rode in
the front seat of the car, which was
stolen in Cleveland.- The dead bandit,
Peter Long, of Erie, Pa., who was shot
and killed by Corporal Friddle, rode
in the rear seat with Martin, Cummins
Bald. . .' ; , ,
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1. Mrs. Louise
Mithoefer said today she could not
believe the man arrested at . Cleve
land yesterday as the fourth member
of the Columbus bandit gang was her
son. ,
She admitted, however, that Frank
Willis was the name her son, Charles
Mithoefer, often used and , that she
had received a telegram s from him
Tuesday asking for money. Mrs.
Mithoefer said she sent him ; the
money by wire to Cleveland.
"I .cannot believe it"? she said,
weeping. "He was such a good boy
at home." . . . . .. , '.
JEWEL, FUR THIEVES
ARE HELD IN CHICAGO
fBy United Press) -
CHICAGO, Dec. 1. "Seren mem
bers of a gang of jewelry and fur
thieves alleged to be responsible for
robberies totalling more than $200,
000 were held in custody today.
Six of .the .arrests were made in
Chicago and one jn Pittsburgh. Police
declared confessions were obtained
from William Kramer and Ray Hef
ferman, ex-convicts.
Kramer told -police " that 'Joseph
Blassi.former leader of the gang, was
killed during a fur robbery here some
time ago. He was shot by police and
his body later abandoned by his com
panions. . - . . .
Two women were among those
arrested.
SINGLE COPY," 3 CENTS
17 ARE DEAD
AS RESULT 0!
MEXICAN MO'
Water Famine Cause
; of Battle
fgy Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY. Dec. I. Federal
troops guarded a badlv battered mu
nicipal building today while the city
counted the casualties of a- pitched
Dame Detween tne police and mob
which attempted to storm the building
last night. The death list as a result .
of the fighting stood at 17 early today.
while 18 persons are known to have
been seriously injured and 33 slightly
hurt It was thought that a closer
check might reveal further casualties.
The city after a night of wild ex
citement found Its main plaza before
the municipal building a shambles of
broken glass, timbers and stone
evidence of the anger of . the mob
which forced its way into the building
half an hour after the polite . rifles
had taken their tolL" v..
Water Famine Cause
The trouble," which lasted for mora
than six hours, started when a crowd
marched to the city hall to protest
against the aldermen who are held
responsible for conditions leading to
the water famine. The demonstration
was intended by the labor unions that
organized it as a peaceful protest and
several hundred persons paraded the
downtown streets before proceeding
to the hall to volee tkelr adverse sen
timents against the city government.
These protestants were reinforced
along the route and when the munici
pal building was reached the crowd
numbered more than 2,000 persons.
Yelling Invectives against the alder
men, the mob gave emphasis to it
words by hurling stones and other
missiles. When one leader suggested
that the hall be entered, the demon
strators made a concentrated rush for
ward. The police guards met theS
advance by firing their rifles over the
heads of the crowd, which, however,
did not check its course. When It be
came apparent that the 'mob would
enter the building despite the police,
the latter aimed their rifles point
blank, and fired with deadly effect "'
Fire Hose Used
Staggered by the bullets the demons
trators retired, carrying with them
their dead and Injured. But in half an
hour they returned and several of their
number, breaking windows " entered
the hall and began, to set fire to its 1
contents. Valuable documents, some
of which dated back several centuries
were .tossed into the streets and the
city records were given to the winds.
By this time the federal troops had
arrived but the Intruders were not
ejected before the building had been
fired in many places and the furniture
wrecked. A line of hose which the fire
department was able to bring into
play despite the water shortage, was
successful in holding back the crowds
outside. -
Several sporadic attempts to con
tinue the demonstration were made in
the succeeding hours, but when the
demonstrants returned to the attack
they found a" cordon of several hun
dred soldiers about the building and
contented themselves with jeering and
hooting officials in general including
some of the members of the federal
government
Minor Depredations.
Thus baffled in their attempts to re
enter the hall, several small groups of
citizens marched through the streets
committing minor depredations. They
called on all the newspaper offices and
hooted and yelled before the resi
dences of the city officials.
The chamber of deputies adjourned
when It received news of the sanguin
ary encounter m tne main plaza and
a heavy guard 'was thrown around the
building. The residences of all alder
men were also under the protection o(
federal troops throughout the night.
It was said today that the city elec
tion schedule for next Sunday would be
postponed in view of last night's occur,
rence and the suggestion was made in
many quarters that the federal gov
ernment take over the city administra
tion temporarily. -
President Obregon declined to com
ment on the affair until he had re
ceived the official report .
CAPTAIN AND SEAMEN
OF MAPLEHURST LOST
WHEN STEAMER SINKS
DULUTH, Minn., Dec. 1. Captain
Nathan Bernard and the members of
the crew of the Canadian steamer
Maplehurst perished during a severe
gale early today when the ship, after
being beaten against the lower part
of the breakwater at the west end of
the Portage Lake canal, sank in 25
feet of water, according to a telephone
message to The Associated Press from
the Calumet, Mich., Newa--.i .: ; '
CALUMET, Mich., Dec. 1.-Captaln
Nathan Beard and six members of the
crew of the Canadian steam Maple
hurst lost their lives early today when
the ship broke up a mile west of Port
age Lake canal during a heavy gale.
Nine members of the crew were res
cued, one at a time, jumping from the
bridge Into a life boat ,. 1
TOLEDO FIRE FANNED
BY 40 MILE GALE
TOLEDO, Dec. 1. Fire of an unde
termined origin, fanned by a 40-mile
gale, broke out in tne warehouse of
the Sandusky Cooperage and Lumber
company, late last nteht and spread to
the plant of the. Toledo Steel Tube
company.
Loss to the lumber company was
estimated at $100 000 and to the steel
company at $80,000. .-,.......", '