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STINNES DEATH
A GREAT BLOW
TO GERMANY
BERLIN, April 12—The death of Hugo St tones at the very moment
when the process of disentangling the Reparations knot seemed to be en
tering the final stage, was seriously felt by officials and in industrial
circles and a distinct loss to Germany, whose people generally believed
that the deceased was preeminently qualified to take an active part in the
final adjustment of her problems. Three major operations were per
formed for gallstones, and surgeons stated that It was impossible to keep
the patient quiet, which resulted in the fatal complicationr »t double
pneumonia.
COOLIDGE ADDRESSES WOMENS’ NATIONAL C.X)MMJTTEE
WASHINGTON. April 12—President Coolidge addressed members of
the Womens’ National Committee, on Law Enforcement, from the South
portico of the White House. The President said “law enforcement de
pended primarily on public sentiment,” and added. ‘‘I sometimes wish
the people would put a little more emphasis on the obsefance of th«
law i.h«u the ^u-.umer.t.’’ ,. .
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION NOT IN STRICTER
CHICAGO, April 12—While William G. McAdoo was the only Dem
ocratic candidate in the Primaries to Illinois, the delegation to tb*- Na
tional Convention is, however, not instructed to vote for him
HOPPE DEFEATS IIELULAN, RETAINS CHAMPIONSHIP
NEW YORK. April 12—Willi** Hoppe retained th** world’s IS.2
Balkline Billiard Championship despite the fact that h< was defeated
in the final block of the 1500 point match with Edward Horemans, the
Belgian player. The score was 51S to 500 in thirteen innings, but in
the final three blocks Hoppe scored 1500 to
Horemans’ 958.
COOLIDGK PROBABLY APPKOVE DAWES PLAN
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DAUGHERTY COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO HEAR TESTIMONY
WASHINGTON, April 11—The Daugherty Investigating Committee
yesterday heard testimony about a telephone call by George B Lockwood,
Secretary of the Republican National Committee, to Great Falls. Mon
tana where the Federal Grand Jury returned an indictment against Sen
ator Wheeler.
NO MORE OIL LEASES UNLESS CONGRESS APPROVES
WASHINGTON, April 12—David New, who is seeking for oil leases,
states that he has been informed that Secretary of the Navy Wilbur has
written to Senator Hale stating that “as far as hi- Department is con
cerned, no further leases will be made until expressly authorized by
Congress.
'FUNDING RKIjGLAN DEBT DECIDED UPON
BRUSSELS, April 12—The funding of Belgium’s foreign debt, par
ticularly that portion concerning the United States, is virtually decided
upon, according to the reports of Chairman Dawes of the Expert Com
COA8T LEAGUE GAMES PLAYED YESTERDAY
SEATTLE, April 12—Following are the scores of the Coats League
game* played yeaterday: Los Angeles 8, Seattle 3; San Francisco 10.
Portland », ten Innings; Sacramento 8, Vernon 9; Salt Lake 17. Oak
land It.
MHBinOM GAMES PLATED ST BIG LEAGUERS
SEATTLE. April 1*—Inhibition punas played Ay the big leaguers
yeaterday. reeulted aa follow*: Philadelphia g. Athletic* «; Xasaaa City
Cube IS; Glanta 14. White Sex t; LouttrltleHad Boa g; T.|_ I
AVIATORS AJIVE SITKA
KETCHIKAN, April 10—(Delayed)—The tour United States Army
Byers who are making the flight around the globe, bound from Prince
Rupert to Sitka, passed over Ketchikan at 10:33 a. m. Thursday morn- ;
ing. The plane Chicago was in the lead, followed by the Boston, New *
Orlea-ns and Seattle.
SITKA, April 10—(Delayed)—The four Army fliers in the round
the world flight, arrived in Sitka from Prince Rupert at 12:45 p. m.,
Alaska time, Thursday.
SITKA, April 11—The Army Fliers did not expect to leave Sitlfa un- |
til today, Major Martin announced yesterday morning.
TOKYO, April 11—The American Destroyers John D. Ford and j
Pope, carrying supplies for the American round the world flyers, have j
left Tokio for the Kurite Islands.
TEXAS OIL FRAUDS EXPOSED
TEXARKANA, Texas, April 12—J. L. Fallin, the production foreman
for Pat Marr, at the time that Marr drilled the first oil well at Eldorado
field, testified at the Marr trial, on charges of using the mails to defraud,
that he threw oil on the derrick over the well to make it look like the
well had come in a gusher. Fallin also testified that he and his helper
had filled two 250 gallon storage tanks on the lease with water and then
placed three or four inches of oil on top of the water to make it look like
the tanks were full of oil.
TELEGRAPHl<’ BKEV ITIES
LOS ANGELES, April 12— Complete absolvonce of the charge of vio
lation of the Federal laws was given officials of the Prohibition Enforce
ment office by the Federal Grand Jury which has been investigating the
WASHINGTON, April 12—-Revolutionary aviators began bombing
raids on Tegucigalpa, Honduras today, and a num
children have been killed.
WASHINGTON, April 12 In an exchange of correspondence be
tween Japanese Ambassador Hanihara, and Secretary Hashes, which cor
was reduced to concrete terms for the lirst time. Ambassador Hani
hara declared that Japan had scrupulously observed it. He said Japan
viewed it as “a self-imposed restriction," designed to relieve the United
States of the necessity of wounding "the sensibility of a friendly initio.."
NEW YORK. April 12—Mrs. Joanna Tell appeared at the office of
the District Attorney yesterday and said that she had killed K. Charles
Blair on a little farm in Connecticut, and hacked the body to pieces with
an axe, and hid the body, because he insisted that she, his housekeeper,
should marry him. She said that she had buried the body in a pit. but
could not sleep, anti decided to confess.
EVERETT. April 12 Stanley Lecter. aged 40 years, assistant man
ager of the Crown Lumber Company at Mukilteo, nearby shot and killed
(Maude Leathers, a mill worker. The dying man said that the affair
was the result of a shotting affray at Lister, after Leathers had been
refused work in the mill.
OLYMPIA. April 12—Holding that "one cannot avoid the law by
manufacturing liquor piecemeal, or a part of it in different localities.”
the State Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Tony Lavish, an Dal
ian, who had been caught with liquor in his house.
INDIANAPOLIS. April 12—The Jury at the trial of Governor Mc
Cray, who was being tried on charges of larceny and embezzlement of
State funds, disagreed after being out many hours, and was discharged.
ATLANTA. April 12—A verdict in favor of Clyde K. Byfield. local
automobile dealer, was returned by the jury In a suit brought py Walter
T. Candler, wealthy clubman, to cancel a note for $20,500 which Candler
gave Byfield during the summer of 1922, following an alleged attack by
Candler upon Byfield’s wife.
HELENA. Mont., April 12—The Senate Committee appointed to in
▼eetigate the Senator Wheeler indictment, will be given a copy of the in
dictment, the report at tj^e Jury and a list of the witnesses examined be
fore the Jury, but further , than this the Conrt cannot go. Federal Judge
P. Ray nottfiad Senator Borah today.
MILLION AND A
OUARTER BE SPENT
ALASKA IN 1924
SEATTLE. April 12—A million and a quarter dollars will be spent
by the Government in maintaining and improving roads, trails, ferries and
harbors in Alaska during the corning year and activities along these lines
will bo increased fifty per cent over 1923. according to Colonel Steese.
President of the Alaska Roal Commission. Colonel Steese has just
returned from Washington where he consulted with Congressional Com
mittees on the matter of Alaska appropriations. The biggest project
will be the construction of an auto park trail into Mount McKinley Na
tional Park from the Government Railroad.
GHINESE AND FILIPINOS CHARGED WITH FKAI'R
SEATTLE, April 12- With the filing of the charge in the Seattle
Justice Court against ten Chinese and Filipinos for "f aud in securing
an advance of money” on labor contracts, there is revealed an agreement
under which it is claimed hundreds of Alaska Cannery workers are an
nually employed. The complaining witness in each case is David Mar,
of Mar, Dong and Company, with whom contracts are entered into on be
! half of the Alaska Consolidated Canneries of Tee Harbor.
OVERHA FLING GOVERNMENT RECLAMATION PROGRAM I RGEI)
WASHINGTON. April 12 A comprehensive overhauling of the Gov
ernment’s reclamation program, involving the charging off as total loss
|$27.391,146 of the approximately $140,000,000 involved and providing
measures for the relief of farmers and the protection for further Govern
ment expenditures on irrigation in arid parts of the West, is urged in the
report submitted by Secretary Work by the Special Advisory Committee
on reclamation, after a study of six months of the problem.
I>I. Itl.OOM TO RETAIN SKAT IV HOUSE
WASHINGTON. April 12 The Republican organization of the House
were routed as.-iin by a coalition of Democrats and Progressive Republi
cans, which by a margin »f twelve votes enabled Sol Bloom, a New York
Democratic Representative, to retain his seat in the House.
IMHfTMKNT WIIKKI.FI5 WORK REPUBLICAN NAT L. COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON. April 12—The Senate Investigation has already
disclosed that part of the responsibility for the l ml lenient of Senator
Wheeler re-ds with the Republican National Committee. Also. William
J. Burns, the Chief of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation of the Depart
ment of Justice, told the same committee that he sent three men to Great
Falls, in connection with, th- case, following a conference with former At
torney G>-neral Daugherty on tlm subject.
POSSIBILITY OF FRAUDULENT IN l>l< TMENT AG AIX ST WIIKFLKK
WASHINGTON. April 12—President Coolidge will ask Attorney
General Stone to make an immediate inquiry into the indictment against
Senator Wheeler, by the Great Falls, Montana Grand Jury, and if he finds
that the evidence upon which the indictment was returned was insuffi
cient, the President will ask the Attorney General to have the indictment
quashed immediately.
STfiKI; ORDERS DECREASE FIRST TIME SINCE NOVEMBER
NEW YORK. April 12—Unfilled orders of the United States Steel
Corporation at the end of March totaled 4.782.807 tons, or 130,094 tons
below February figures. This is the first decrease since last November.
TAX FORTY PER CENTUM ON INCOMES HALF MILLION OR MORE
WASHINGTON, April 12—The Senate Democratic Tncome Tax
schedule provides a surtax of forty per centum on incomes of a half a
million dollars, or more.
EARTHQUAKE TERRIFIES INHABITANTS PERUGIA
ROME. April 12—Earthquake shocks at Perugia terrified the inhab
itants of the village but did small damage with no casualties.
BAIL KIRKANN ENDORSES ANGLO-AMERICAN LIQUOR TREATY
DUBLIN, April 12—Dali Elreann haa^ndoned the Anglo-American
Liquor treaty by a rote of fifty seven to twnaty two.