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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
NASH GIVEN 65
To Is YEARS IN
ARIZONA PRISON
Man Convicted of Staying a
Travelling Salesman Is
Sentenced BY Judge ]. E.
Jones at Flagstaff.

Flagstaff, Ariz., Sept. 10.--Supe-
rior Judge j. II. Jones today sent
cnced Harry II. Nash, son of a
banker of Hillsdale, Wyo., to serve
not less than sixty-five years nor
more than seventy-five years In the
state penitentiary for the murder
Of Martin f. Schwab, a travelling
salesman of Payson, Utah.
Nash was charged by the state
with having killed Schwab near
here in April. 1920, and then 70
have stolen Schwab's automobile
and watch. The jury on August ~
found Nash guilty of second de-
gree murder.
Attorneys for the defense today
asked for a new trial, charging that
the Judge had communicated with
the jury while the jurors were de-
liberating on the case and that
such communication had been
without the knowledge or consent
of the defense. They also alleged
that several jurymen had declared
that they thought that II they
found Nash guilty of second de-
gree murder, ne would be punished
only for stealing the automobiles
Judge Jones, after producing affi-
davits from bailiffs stating that he
had not communicated with the
jury while 1t was trying to reach q
verdict, denied the motion for the
new trial.
The Judge was visibly affected
as he sentenced the prisoner. Nash's
parents. wife and brother were u
court with him today.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
FATTY ARbUCKLE
TO Be: DE TANNED
IN MURDER CASE
Moving Picture Actor Is to Be
Quizzed in Connection
With the Death of Miss
Virginia Rappe.

San Francisco, Calf, Sept. TO-
Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle. motion
picture comedian, who started
from Los Angeles last night by
automobile to clear up his part in
an affair at his suite in a hotel
here last Monday following which
the death of Miss Virginia Rappe.
film actress, occurred, arrived in
San Francisco tonight. After COM
municating with C. II. Brennan, an
attorney here. Arbuckle went to the
hall Of justice where he was closet
ed with detectives.
Arbuckle will be taken into GUS
tody by the police. it was announce
ed. pending an investigation into
the woman's death. No charge
will be placed against him. accord
ing to Michael Griffin. acting chief
of detectives. but he will be de-
tained until after the inquest,
which has been set for next Thurs
day.
She Had a Few Drinks.
Arbuckle was quoted as saying
when he passed through Fresno
today on his way here from Los
Angeles, that he had never met the
girl until Monday, when she was
brought into his suit to join
party of about ten persons. She
had few drinks. Arbuckle said,
and then it became necessary to
call a physician and have her re-
moved.
According to signed statement
to the police by Miss Alice Blake.
one Of the party, she and another
woman, Miss Zey Prevon. missed
Miss Rappe from the room and
found her In an adjoining room in
great distress. The hotel physician
was summoned. Miss Blake stated.
Miss Rappe later was removed
to a hospital, where she died yes
terday. Physicians who performed
an autopsy said death was caused
by peritonitis and that bruises
were found on her body. The
stomach was removed for exami-
nation and statements were obtain.
ed today by the coroner from the
various physicians regarding the
pcst-mortem.
Body Taken From Morgue.
Miss Rappe's body was taken
from the morgue today to a funeral
establishment pending removal to
Los Angeles.
Arbuckle and all members of the
party will be subpoenaed to testify
at the inquest, according to the
coroner.
Harry Kelly, secretary of the
grand jury. said the county grand
jury would investigate the case at
its meeting Monday might,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
FIGHT FOR SLUGGING SUPREMACY
IN american League is THE
MOST THRILLING In MANY YEARS
Heilnan and Cobb Hold First and Second Posi-
tions, Respectively, Followed Closely By Sis
Ter and Speaker; Hornsby Tops List of Bats
men in the National.
tBY THE ASSOCIATED PREss.y

at bat. lie is just lour pointS pe
hind Babe Ruth. of the Yankees,
who is in third place. Heilmann's S
average is .403, with Cobb trailing
with .390. Ruth is smashing the
ball for a mark of 1888, while Sisler
is hitting .379. Speaker, who was
tied with the st. Louis star a week
ago, is fifth with 1869.
Other leading batters:
Tobin, st. Louis, 1851; Jacobson,
st. Louis, .344; Veach. Detroit,
.343; e. Collins, Chicago. .342;
Williams, st. Louis. .341; Strunk,
Chicago, $40.
Roger Hornsby. the st. Louis
star, who last year led the Nation
al league in batting with an aver
age of $40 for the year, promises
to repeat this season. He is the
only regular in the league hitting
above the 400 mark, his latest aver
age showing him travelling at a
.460 clip.
George Cutshaw, of the Pirates,
is Hornsby's closest rival, with an
average of $50. Walton Cruise. of
Boston, is two points behind the
SLdr Will all FcidBS
of .34S. Jack Fournier, another
Cardinal, has tied Ed Roush, OF
Cincinnati, who topped the National
league batters in 1917 and 1919.
They are hitting .347.
Hornsby is safely out in front in
total bases, his 210 hits giving him
a total of 333 bases. His hits in
clude thirty-three doubles, fifteen
triples and twenty homers, the lat
ter being just two circuit drives be-
hind George Kelly. of the Giants,
who Is leading with twenty-five.
Frank Frisch, Of the Giants, add
ed four bases to his string of
stolen bases and leads with forty
seven thefts.
Other leading batters:
McIIenry, st. Louis, .344; Mann,
st. Louis. .S41; Frisch, New York.
33S; Z. Smith, New York, .330;
New York, .329; c. Will
Iams, Philadelphia, .32S; Johnston.
.S24; Griffith, Brooklyn,
324; Bigbee, Pittsburgh, .S22.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
FREIGHT RATES
ON STOCK To Be
GUT ON sept. 20
(By The Associated Press.)

Omaha. Neb., Sept. 10. lowest
ern railroads will reduce freight
rates on livestock, except horses
and mules, 20 per cent, effective
from September 20 to December 81.
1921, it was announced by the
Union Pacific Railroad company
today. 4-l
The announcement came from
the office of j.. w. Robinson,
freight traffic manager of the I'm
ion Pacific aiad was based on adj
vices CT w. e, Boyd, Chicago chair
man of the western Trunk Line
company. "The emergency situa-
ton surrounding the livestock in
dustry," said the announcement.
was largely the basis for the con-
clusions of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. who suggested
that while the present rates were
not of themselves unreasonable,
that it would be we'll If reduction
of 20 per cent in the present live
stock rates were undertaken, ex-
cept on horses and mules, observ-
ing as a minimum a rate of so
cents per 100 pounds on all live
stock.
ut will be the endeavor of the
lines to establish these rates ef-
fective September 20, to expire De-
cember 81, 1921"
The reduction, Mr.. Robinson
said. will be made by all lines
operating west Of Chicago.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
CHAIRMAN IS ASKED
CALL A MEETING OF
COLORADO DEMOCRATS
(By The Associated Press,

Denver, Colo, Sept. 1o.-William
A. Hill, state chairman of the dem
ocratic party in Colorado, was re-
quested to call a meeting of the
democratic state central commit
tee "at an early and convenient
date" by the Young Mems Demo-
cratic league at meeting held here
today for the purpose of full,
free and frank consideration Of the
general welfare Of our party in
this state, and particularly to con-
slider the Denver situation"
The committee also will be asked
to ''revise the rules and adopt such
new rules as the exigencies Of any
situation may require"
The request was made In the
form Of a resolution adopted.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
IRISH LEADERS
AND BRITISH TO
MEET SEPT. 20
(By The Associated Press.)

London, Sept. 10 (by the AS
sociated Press. 1.-The Dublin
correspondent for the West
minister Gazette today sent the
following dispatch to his
newspaper:
ut can now be stated with
authority that representatives
from the dali eireann will meet
British representatives in n
conference at Inverness on
September 90. As a matter of
fact. the dali representatives
already have been decided
upon. They include Arthur
Griffith. John MacNeill and
Robert c. Barton. 1t is not
expected that Eamonn de Va
lera will attend the conference
but he and others will be i'm
mediately available for consul
tation by the Irish representa-
tiyes."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
CONCERT IS GIVEN
BY PRISONERS WHILE
THEIR PALS ESCAPE

Dublin, Sept. 10 (by the AS
sociated Press "A tunnel re-
qulring many weeks to construct
was employed Thursday nigh.
in effecting the escape of some
fifty interned Sim Feiners
from the Currah' interment
camp in county Kildare, where
about 1900 prisoners were I'M
der guard The camp is sur
rounded by several rows of
barbed wire entanglements and
is heavily guarded by soldiers,
The prisoners built the tunnel
under the barbed wire, using
some of the flooring of their
huts for props. The most diff
cult part was to .elude the guard.
This was done by creating a di-
version Thursday evening.
Numerous prisoners gave
songs and recitations which re~'
ceived great applause, bota
from other interned men and,
1t is said, from the guards.
While this was proceeding be-
tween forty and fifty men
passed through the tunnel and
have not been seen since.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
PERSHING WILL
SAIL WEDNESDAY
TO AWARD MEDAL
tBs The Associnted Press,

Washington, Sept. TO-
General Pershing, acting at
the direction of President
Harding, will sail Wednesday
for Paris, where on october .
he will award the medal of
honor voted by congress to the
unknown soldier of France
whose body was placed in the
arch of triumph.
The general, who left France
just two years ago. after hav-
ing led the A. e. +. to victory,
probably will be accompanied
by a high naval officer
who also viii 4 participate
in the ceremonies.
Secretary Weeks, in an
noUncing General Pershing's
4 mission said:
THE French government
has announced its intention of
signalling by appropriate
military ceremonies, the action
of congress as but another ev-
idence of the historic relations
which have always prevailed
between the two republics"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11

Chicago, Sept. 10.-A quartet of
American league sluggers is stag
ing one of the greatest batting
races since years ago when Napo-
leon LaJoie. of Cleveland. and Ty
Cobb, of the Tigers, fought it out
for the league leadership with only
fraction of point separating
them at the end of the season.
Henry Heilmann and Ty Cobb
the Detroit stars, are holding first
and second position as the final
stretch is started with George Sis
ler, the st. Louis idol and last
years champion, putting on an at
tack which has carried him into
fourth place. ahead of iris Speaker,
leader of the worlds champions
and which threatens to carry him
TO the top again.
During the past two weeks Sis
Ter has hit for an average of just
below 800, having cracked out
thirty-two hits in sixty-nine times
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
SEARCH BY POLICE In CHICAGO
REVEALS BODY OF CARL AUSEAUS
BURIED beneath AN Old AUTO
Hands and Feet Are Bound With Rope and a
Steel Cloth Is Thrust Into the Mouth Until
1t Penetrates the Chest Cavity; Suspect Is
Under Arrest.
tpy The Associated Ptess3

Chicago. Sept. 10.--Harvey w.
Church, 20 years old, arrested in
Adams. Wis, last night in connec-
tion with the murder of Bernard i.
Daugherty and Carl Ausmus, was
brought back here tonight in the
automobile declared by the police
to have been the motive for the
crime.
Following the finding OF the mus
tilated body of Daugherty yester-
day in the Desplaines river. the po-
lice today dug up the body of AUS
mus in a garage in the rear OF the
apartment in which Church lived.
Buried Face Downward.
Ausmus had been buried face
bile owned by Church. The hands
and foet were bound with ropes
and steel and cloth had been
thrust into the mouth until 1t peri
etrated the chest cavity. The head
was beaten into an almost urfrec-
nizable pulp. Death had been
caused by strangulation.
The theory was advanced that
the victims had been lured to the
basement of the apartment under
the pretext of having a drink and
had been given drugged liquor.
Daugherty, whose home was in
st. Paul, was SO years old. Ausruus
was several years younger than
Daugherty.
The two men were employed by
the Packard Motor Car cempany,
Daugherty as a salesman and AuE-
mus as n demonstrator. According
to officials of the concern. Church
began negotiations for a car which.
he said, was for his father, a farnl7
er, living in Adams Wis, a week
ago. Thursday he selected a IS, 400
machine and asked that a sales
man be sent with him to a bank.
Daugherty and Ausmus went With
Church to complete the deal. -"
Saw Men Enter House.
Neighbors at the Church home
told of seeing Church drive up in
the new car with two men and said
they all entered the house. Later
Church was said to have driven
away alone.
A neighbor reported to the po-
lice today that she saw lights In
the garage between 3 and a. m.
Shortly after 6 o'clock, Church and
his mother drove away, after tell
ing friends they were going to visit
at Adams, Wis. Church was ar
rested as he entered the town last
night.
Frame Up" Church Says.
From the first Church protested
his innocence. He said he had paid
Daugherty in cash for the automo-
bile and had a receipt.
Church intimated that the finf-
| ing OF evidence in his apartment
| was part of plot of enemies. "It's
frame up" he was quoted as tell
ing relatives and said that he had
made enemies by acting as strike
breaker In the railroad yardmen's
strike.
Ausmus Buried Alive.
After examining Ausmus' body
tonight, Coroner Hoffman ex-
pressed the opinion that he had
been buried alive. when the
murders threw the body into the
makeshift grave face downward,
they doubled his head under hls
chest and stamped on his neck.
breaking it," he declared. "Bnt
there was still life in the body.
Respiration had probably ceased
but the heart continued to func-
tion for five or ten minutes. In
that time the body was covered
over with refuse" s'-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11

building, Wolff and Marx depart
ment store, Showers, st. Mary's
church and school buildings and
st. Anthony hotel, the Elks club.
several hospitals, the central tele-
phone exchange, the city hall and
police and fire department head:
quarters and countless other struc-
lures were in the path of the flood.
These were the things visible
when day dawned, gloomy and
threatening. But what occurred
in the night when men. women and
met death in the oil-coateo
waters of the flood, as houses COL
l1psed, bridges were swept out.
trees and poles crashed and their
wires became entangled with the
other wreckage is something that
will never be known in detail.
Acts of Heroism.
Countless acts of heroism
are current, as civilians and
soldiers braved the current and
floating debris to carry women
and children to safety. Thou
sands of families were rescued
by men who worked the long
hours often neck deep in
water, risking their lives al
most every minute.
And in keeping with such
heroic acts were the tragedies.
Babies were swept from moth
ers' arms, mothers were carried
away and children rescued.
Fathers were lost saving lit
tie ones.
There are many people who do
not know yet whether they ere
widows or orphans, who are wait.
ing the outcome of the search for
bodies.
Caught without Warning.
Residents were caught without
warning. The rain, which caused
the flood, fell after p. M. Friday
In the hills along the Olmos creek.
Jnuuestionably there was a cloud
burst. While torrents of rain were
still falling in San Antonio ana
the residents went early to bed, a
roar was heard.
Following the river and Alazan
creek and small tributaries, the
water swept upon the city with
terrific force.
'It was impossible to stand
on your feet against the swift
current" said one man. Il
got away early .as the first
waters rose in my home and
even then I was compelled to
cling to building, trees, fences
and wreckagI. I could not
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
Damage Totaling Millions OF
Dollars Has Resulted From
Overflow, Caused BY the
Heavy Rains.
WORK OF RECOVERING j
BODIES is DIFFICULT
Houses Are Piled Upon One
Another; Dead Animals
Line the Streams; Victims
Beinq Cared For.
(By The Associated Prcss.)

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. "
Forty persons are known to have
been killed and hundreds injured
in flood waters which swept down
upon this Texas city early today
Police estimates, however, place
the total death list as high as zoo.
The property damage will run into
the millions.
OF the known dead, twenty
were children, most of whom were
under IL years old. A majority OF
the others were men and women
ranging in age from 40 to 6o
years.
The swollen condition Of the
t,ree streams which caused the
flood has made the work of recov-
ering bodies difficult. Great piles
of driftwood, lodged in trees and
against bridges, when removed
j. was feared would reveal many
dead. Other bodies also are be-
lieved to have floated down stream
Waters Are Receding.
With the waters of the San An
tonic river the Alazan and San
Pedro creek back In their banks
only n lew uOuIS lSilSl "oih N ca"
sanitary precautions are we'll un-
der way. A relief committee has
begun caring for victims and city
health officers are engaged in a
rigid cleanup of the city to pre-
vent disease. This work will be
continued Saturday night and sun
( day.
Reports are trichIing In
from outlying sections tending
to confirm the fear that the
flood is the worst in the citNs
history. Streets adjacent to
the three streams, in some In
stances, were swept clean al
most their entire length. Hous-
es in the southern portion OF
the city were piled one upon
another, or driven through ad-
Joining buildings. Dead ami
mails line the streams.
The flood waters from the San
Antonio river ana from Alazan
creek and small tributaries lnun-
dated an area approximately two
miles long by one-half mile wide
Including the heart of the business
section along River avenue and ad-
iacent as well as the thickly pop
ulated west side, where thousands
of Mexicans are homeless and the
dead uncounted.
Gunter Hotel Flooded.
The water rose almost to the
messanine floor in the Gunter ho-
tel. Such structures as the Brady
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
END OF BRIDGE
C0LLAPSEs; At
LEAST 25 LOSE
LIVES IN WATER
Part Of Structure Falls While
Crowd Watches ReSCuefS
Graphing for Body of Boy
Who Drowned,
MORE THAN SCORE OF
OTHERS ARE INJURED
An Hour After the Accident
More Than 20 Bodies
Had Seen Recovered From
the Chester River.
(By The Associated Press.l

Chester. Pa. Sept. 10.--At least
twenty persons were drowned to-
night following the collapse of one
end of the Chester bridge over the
Chester creek in this city.
The collapse was caused, police
reported, by large number of per-
sens standing on the footwalk
watching a rescue crew search for
the body of q boy who had been
drowned but short time pre-
viously.
Folice announced that nine
bodies had been recovered, while
twenty-three persons had been res
cLed from the creek. All available
policemen and firemen were rush
ell to the scene. Other bodies are
believed to be caught in the debris
under the water.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
SOUTHERN TEXAS
SWEPT BY HIGH
WINDS AND RAIN
Thousands of Dollars of
Damage Is Done to Prop
erty; Many Persons Be-
Iieved to Have Been Hurt.

Dallas, Tex, Sept. 10.--High
winds and heavy rains which swept
south Texas late yesterday and
early today. causing property dam
age of thousands of dollars and in
jury to many persons. had subsided
late today, according to reports re-
ceived here.
Only one fatality, that of Brake
man Wagner, who was killed near
Noonan, in the wreck of a South
ern Pacific train, had been report
ed as resulting directly from the
storm, excluding the persons killed
in the San Antonio flood. A train,
q mixed passenger and freight car
r!er, operating between San An
tonio and Elasle Pass, was derailed
when it plunged into a washout.
| The engineer and fireman were
injured.
Tornado Near Austin.
Near Austin property damage
estimated at $150.000 was caused
and eight persons injured by tor
nado and cloudburst late today.
owing to demoralized wire service
it has been impossible to estimate
the damage wrought in several
towns within fifteen or twenty
miles of Austin.
During the twenty-four hours
ending at a. m. today 1928 inches
of rain fell at Austin, the federal
weather observer announced. flood
| ing the streets and buildings.
All trains from Austin to San
Antonio and Dallas are held up by
| damage to tracks and bridges.
Highways are impossible. Reports
from Cameron. south of Waco,
said that the Little river there had
broken It's banks and caused much
crop damage in Milan county.
Rain totaling 11.45 inches fell
| there.
San Marcos was under water this
morning and without light or
power. although later reports said
that the water was receding. Sew
eral houses were washed from their
foundations, but other wise the
| damage was said to have been
slight.
Damage to Tracks.
Although railroad officials at
houston were without definite
knowledge today as to the extent
Of damage to railroad tracks, it was
| indicated that the most serious was
confined to the stretch between
Austin and Elgin, on the branch of
the Houston & Texas Central, and
at San Antonio and west on the
main line of the Galveston, Har-
risburg & San Antonio roads.
An announcement made by the
Texas-M exican railroad at Corpus
Christi last night said eleven
bridges and 5000 feet of their
track had been washed out between
Corpus Christi and Laredo.
In last advices the business dis
trict OF Laredo was reported in
undated.
At Georgetown and vicinity four
teen inches of rain, which fell in
the 18-hour period to q. m. today
swelled streams out of their banks,
causing much damage to farms and
open crops. The Missouri, Kansas
& Texas railroad tracks for five
miles north of Georgetown are
washed out.
Reports from Bolton tonight In
dicated a flood condition there,
with Nolan creek running through
the heart of the city. torrent.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
ALLEGED SWINDLER is
ARRESTED IN SPRINGS

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept, 10.
Homer Cox, claiming to be a
broker residing in Dallas. Tex.
was arrested here today on suspi-
cion of selling mortgaged automo-
biles. According to reports held
by local police he is wanted in Dali
las for swindling. He will be held
to await the arrival OF Dallas au-
thorities.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
HONDURAS SENDING
DELEGATION TO THE
ASSEMBLY OF LEAGUE

Geneva, Sept. 10.---A telegram
was received today from the gov
ernment of Honduras saying 1t was
sending delegation to the assem-
bly, of the league of nations The
delegation will bring with it q list
of nominations for the permanent
court, according to the telegram,
which was signed by the Hondu-
rean foreign minister. Honduras
was not represented In the first as
sembly last year.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
RIVER AT BURGESS is
REPORTED 5 MILES WIDE

Temple. Tex. Sept. 10.-The
Little river at Burgess. near here,
where about ten families reside,
was five miles wide today and at
2 p. m. the water had touched the
tops of houses and was still rising.
The families were rescued in boats
That was the report of George
Wohleb, farmer, who arrived to-
day.
Numbers of bales of cotton can
be seen floating down the river, he
said, and carcasses of animals also
are numerous. All corn and cotton
in the valley has been washed
away, It is said. Mr.. Wohleb ex-
pressed belief that there may have
been loss Of life.