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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-01-23

D Walter White ~ Houston ieit lsst
rlebi for his home. after attending the
fantrsl 0f his grandfather @. A. Har-
tef. uha,n uts afiI yoFefitf maru-
lng
The Washington times., 1921-12-30
y. 3. MINISTER TO POLAND
WILL WE'D BELGIAN GIRL

WARSAW. Dec. sQ.-Announce-
meat Of the engagement Of Hugh 8.
0itsoa, the American Minister to Po-
Land. 70 Nile. Ynes Reyntnes was re-
csivsd from Brussels today.
Nile. Rsyntines IL the daughter of a
former Belgian court official, who was
. friend Of King Leopold II. She
comes from one Of the oldest and best
known families In Belgium.
Mr., Gibson and Mile. Reyntiens be-
Come acquainted during the war,
whom he was SECRETARY Of the Amer.
lean Legation and she was a war re-
LEI worker. The wedding will take
place In February. Mr.. Gibson Is
spending the holidays in Brussels.
The Washington times., 1921-12-30
WINS
GIRL He WAS To
WEDT0AN0THER
Bride-EIect Changes Mind and
Jilts Fiance on Eve of
Marriage.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Dec. 80
Neal Jay. North Carolina contractor.
arrived In Birmingham yesterday to
marry Miss Icie Williams. school
teacher. All arrangements had been
completed, and the Rev. j. c. Draper
pastor Of the Brookside Methodist
Church. engaged to perform the cere-
mony.
Miss Williams had sent out the in
vitations and the church had been
decorated for the event. The wedding
march was to have been rehearsed to-
day.
At the eleventh hour Miss Williams
decided she loved the Rev. Mr.. Draper,
who was to have joined her In wedlock
to Mr.. Jay better than she did her
intended. andthe Rev. Mr.. Draper de-
cided that he wanted Miss Williams
for his own wife. So they came over
to Birmingham from Brookside, Be-
cured a license and were married.
They wired Jay to this effect. but the
telegram failed to reach him.
Jay left for North Carolina, a
greatly disappointed man, but he de-
clared he wished the newlyweds much
happiness.
The Washington times., 1921-12-30
# Stomach is
Out Of Order
-"Diapepsin'

Every year regularly more than a
million stomach sufferers in the
United States. England and Canada
take Pape's Diapepsin. and realize
not only immediate, but lasting re-
Hsf. This harmless antacid helps d.
gsst anything you eat and overcomes
Q SOUR, gassy or out-of-order stomach
IN Ave minutes. II your meals don't
nj comfortably. or what you eat lies
Hike . lump Of lead In your stomach.
o. Y you have heartburn, that il a
Sign OF indigestion. Get from your
druegtst 4 sixty-cent case Of Pape's
D1apSpsin. There will be no sour
risiugs, no belching of undigested
food mixed with acid, no gas or
heartburn. no fullnees or heavy feel
inG In the stomach, no nausea, head
ache or tnteetinal gripping. Prove to
yeusself in five minutes that your
stomach 10 ~ good as any; that there
u nothing really wrong. Stop this
food fermentation and begin eating
what you want without fear Of dis
comfort or Observation-Disclosures
mont
The Washington times., 1921-12-30
KILLED,
ONE |NJURED,|N
Va. AUTO WRECK
Special Train Carrying Railroad
Officials Hits Machine at
Eastville.

SALISBURY, Nd, Dec. 3o.-F. 3.
Carpenter, twenty-five years old. and
his wife were killed; their daughter,
four years old. also lost her life and
a son Of two years was seriously in
jured Wednesday night when their
automobile was struck by an extra
passenger train on the Norfolk d.
vision Of the Pennsylvania railroad
at Eastville, Va, about $50.
The special train was bound from
Delmar to Cape Charles and had on
board Norfolk Va) railroad officials.
Before striking the automobile at
Eastville the special struck a truck
on the Crisfield branch, demolishing
It, but without injuring any one.
The Eastville accident is said to
have occurred by the apparent stop
ping of the Inflated automobile on
the track directly In front Of the on
rushing train, 1t being apparent that
the driver. after seeing the train,
had made an attempt to stop. The
car was dragged some distance down
the track, and the little girl was
picked up from between the loco
motive and the first coach dead. The
other three members Of the party,
be idly injured, were put on the train
and rushed here to the Peninsula
General Hospital, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Ger ptener soon died.
The Washington times., 1921-12-30
ARMY ANDNAvY
0FF|CERSFACE
REDUCED RANK
Too Many, in Opinion Of Sena-
tors and Congressman Who
Favor Demotions.


Some hard body blows at the top
heavy" officer personnel Of the army
and navy are due to be delivered In
Congress after the holidays, It was
revealed today as the result Of expires.
sions among a number OF Senators.
"Sixty-eight generals of various
grades, 500 colonies and 678 lieuten.
ant-colonels to command an enlisted
personnel of 142, 900 men are too manv
and will make our country laughing
stock" declared Senator King of
Utah, today.
Senator King announced that i'm.
mediately after congress convenes he
will push his fight to prevent any
more promotions in the army or navy
until such promotions have been
specifically authorized by Congress.
King has already offered two bills in
the Senate with this end In view.
A complete reorganization Of the
army 80 that the present rapid promo
tons will be checked and the number
of officers reduced, is contemplated
by q group Of Senators which have
been gathering considerable strength
in the past few weeks.
Furthermore, many high officers
who went rapidly through the grades
to their present ranks, will be de-
NOTED II plans already formed by this
group are carried out. 1t Is under
stood that the move has gained sup
port in the Senate Military and Naval
Affairs committees as well as on the
floor and that some form OF re-
organizat ton Is certain.
The Washington times., 1921-12-30
! |[D|3l1Y q
Says Some Men Swea ar Off Drinking and
Then Celebrate It by Getting intoxicated.
Rv JOhn MndhlIrv

Tomorrow Is January the first,
the day we spend in making resolu-
lions. After that, we have 364 days
In which to break them.
There Is almost rs much swear.
ing done on New Years rs there Is
In golf tournament.
Most people take oaths but they
make them with reservations.
One man swore off twenty things.
A package Of cigarettes.
It's best to make about ten reso-
lutions. and then II you break half
Of them you've still got five left.
Some men swear off drinking and
then celebrate II by getting intOd-
Gated.
One guy was 80 busy drinking
that he had to get a friend Of his
to swear off for him.
At IL o'clock he went out to watch
tho new year come in and he saw
two Of them.
Father Time always ushers the
old year out at midnight. This Is
The Washington times., 1921-12-30
NEWF|GHT BY
GOV. SMALL To
HOLD Up TRIAL
Case Will Not Begin on January
9, az Planned by
Judge.

WAUKEGAN. ILL.,, Dec. 30.-Pro-
spects Of an early trial of Gov. Len
Small on charges of conspiracy to de-
fraud the State appeared somewhat
remote today and indications were
that at least a month might elapse be-
fore the case is brought before jury.
A bill Of particulars 10 to be given
the defense by the State on January 8
and the defense will have Its motions
with reference to this bill ready for
presentation in court on January Z.
1t Is expected that arguments and rui.
ings on these motions will require sew
eral days at least to dispose OF and
that the defense also will present mo-
lions for separate trial for Governor
Small and Vernon Curtis. Grant Park
banker, who also Is involved In the
proceedings in the circuit court here.
1t is practically certain that the case
will not go to trial on January as
had been planned by Judge Claire c.
Edwards,
AS the case now stands, Governor
Small and Curtis must go to trial on
nine counts of an indictment charg.
ing them with conspiracy to defraud
the State of 100000 interest on
State funds. Each of the nine counts
is similar in nature.
The charges amount to declara-
ton that the three conspired to turn
over to the Grant Park bank, which
the State charges was pretended
and fictitious bank" S10,000,000 In
State funds. Only a small portion OF
the interest on this sum, the indict-
ment alleges, was returned to the
The Washington times., 1921-12-30
SENATE DIVIDED
WITH HOUSE ON
DEBT QUESTION
Conference OF Conflicting
Groups Called to Iron Out
Differences.

ny hhterh8tkOh8A NV" CehshSSs
Serious differences in the Senate
Finance Committee over the foreign
deft funding bill have resulted In a
decision to call joint conference OF
the Senate Finance and the House
Ways and Means committees in an
effort to agree on a new program, 1t
was learned today.
The bill, which has already passed
the House, was practically rewritten
by the Senate Finance Committee,
which was about to report 1t in the
Senate, when objections raised by
Secretary OF the Treasury Mellon
blocked the program for speedy pas
sage.
Mellon is understood to have
raised questions affecting tnterna-
tional relations ever since the FL
nance Committee have been split on
the subject
Several individual conferences have
been held with Secretary Mellon and
with President Harding by members
Of the committee.
Melons most serious objection was
to the adoption by the committee of
a clause requiring the allies to pay
ly, and another fixing the minimum
interest rate at s per cent.
Senator Penrose Q1ep.) Pennsyl-
vania Ia understood to be the strong
est adherent to the position taken
by Mellon.
The joint conference is to be held
as soon as Penrose In able to attend
and members of the House commit
tee can be got together.
The Washington times., 1921-12-30

too late for an old man like him
to be up.
One guy got very nervous and
said he didn't think the new year
would come In ut IL o'clock because
his watch was broken.
New Years Eve Is the night that
everybody goes up the street drag
ging tin cans. Some people are driv-
ing them.
This is one night In the year when
everybody smiles. Even the land
lord feels like smiling, but he has
his wife do 1t for him.
He doesn't want to get his face
out Of shape for the rest Of the year.
His face Is generally 30 cold that
the smile would be liable to freeze
on It.
And u smiling face Is no good for
collecting rents.
The old motto used to be Eat.
Drink and Be Merry" Now it's
Eat and Be Merry" but pretty soon
win just be Merry"
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
The Washington times., 1921-12-30

the world war" offered by press -
gans 20 all those who supply the fol.
lowing recommendation.
II herewith declare that tried
during the war and hence to the
best OF my knowledge and conscience,
TO do my duty for the German father
land. / agree that the contempt Of
all respectable Germans shall reach
me IL this, my statement. In untrue"
The Washington times., 1921-12-30
MAN OF IT CUTS HIS
THIRD SET OF TEETH

BLUEFIELD. w. Va. Dec. 30.-J.
c. Gilmore. of this city, hale and
hearty. a man who has always lived n
normal life. Is at the age Of seventy
seven years cutting his third set of
teeth.
Mr.. Gilmore until late years pos
sessed splendid teeth. When his teeth
began to trouble him he lost little time
in getting them out.
A few weeks ago new teeth began
cutting through, and several already
have made their appearance.
The Washington times., 1921-12-30
SEX DETERMINING OF
UNBORN HELD POSSIBLE

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Dec. Sole
is possible TO determine the sex Of an
unborn infant by observation Of the
stage OF development Of its bones,
according to DR.. J. w. Pryor Of the
University Of Kentucky. who gave a
lecture before the American Associa'
ton of Anatomists here yesterday.
The Washington times., 1921-12-30
GERMAN HERO MEDAL
PRICE SET At 80 MARKS

BERLIN. Dec. 30.-For thirty
marks--a little over fifteen cents
you can be a German war hero.
Applications were pouring Into ma
tionalist press bureaus today for the
German honor memorial medal of
Evening journal., 1921-03-11
DEPARTMENT TO
GATHER TAXES
Senator Robertson Offers
Bill TO Create New State
Bureau
EMPOWERED TO GO
OUT AFTER DODGERS
stan cnrrasnondent

Stan Correspondent
STATE HOUSE. Dover. Del,
March 11.-Provding FOR the crea-
ton OF a State tax department. Sem
ator Robertson introduced a bill
yesterday afternoon. he having re-
ceived unanimous consent 10 do so.
Senator Robertson explained that
the creation OF the new department
in accordance with the provisions Of
the act would give the State an ef-
hcient. well organized agency
through which 20 secure its various
taxes and revenues. He said that it
would prevent the present tendency
on part OF individuals and firms TO
dodge payments OF their share OF
taxes.
If this bill becomes a law Il Will
require every taxable 10 comply with
the State tax laws. and Il has sufii-
cient teeth TO insure its enforce
ment." Senator Robertson said.
Provisions Of the act. in part, fol-
low:
There is hereby created a depart
ment OF the State OF Delaware for
the supervision Of the collection Of
all State taxes and revenue due to
said State Said department shall
be administered by an officer to be
known as state tax commissioner" D"
Continued on paEe Twentyl
Evening journal., 1921-03-11
No CITY Share
OF LICENSES
House Kills Plan for State
to Divide Revenue With
Communities
TAXES NOW BREAKING
BACKS, SAYS KRAMER
stan Correspondent.

stan Correspondent
STATE HOUSE. Dover. Del.
March l1.-By a vote Of 90 nays TO
- yeas the House today killed Rep
resentative Kramer's bill providing
that one-half the license fees coll
lected by the clerks Of the peace in
the cities and towns shall be re-
turned TO those cities or towns for
roads and highways.
Those who voted for the bill were
Representative Kramer, White, II.
Wilson. Nirden. Marr, Dill. Schneid-
er. Mediu, Megginson, Miller, T. W.
Turner and Lord.
The same bill was introduced in
the Senate by Senator Robertson
early in the session and after It had
been referred by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Bush, who also was in the
chair at the time, to the commit
tee on municipal corporations Of
which Senator Robertson is chair
man, President Protein Handy, who
was on the floor, by a motion which
prevailed overruled the presiding Of
ficer and had It referred to the COM
mittee on revised statutes where il
has remained ever since and where
it probably viii be kept sewed up
by the rural opponents Of the meas
ure. or be reported out in the last
hours of the session.
Representative Kramer, in bring
ing up the bill, said it possessed
merit and had been endorsed by the
Continued on Page Thirteen.
Evening journal., 1921-03-11
STRIKE CLOUDS
NOW THREATEN
Railroad and Packing
House Workers Show
Unrest
GEN. DUPONT is
WHITE HOUSE VISITOR

WASHINGTON. March II CUnited
Press-One week after taking Office.
Secretary Of Labor James J. Davis
today was faced with the possibility
of two OF the biggest strikes the Gov
ernment has ever had TO deal with.
Both would call forth the full
strength Of organized labor.
The packing-house employees mag
strike as a reply TO wage cuts by the
packers, according 10 word reaching
labor leaders here. who are not par
ticularly eager 10 see such a move
at this time. The packing workers.
however, are reported to be taking
"a. strike vote and labor leaders fear
It will be I'm favor Of quitting work
The American Federation Of Labor
will support the strike. II it is called.
The railroad labor situation also
appears TO be approaching a show
down.
The policy Of action by individual
roads TO cut wages was threatened
by railroad managers when their pc
tition for pay cuts was refused by
the Railroad Labor Board.
The reply OF labor leaders was a
strike threat Today. however. Of
hcials Of the American Federation
Of Labor maintained that the roads
could not cut wages until after con-
ferring with their employees and
going before the Railroad Labor
Board. The belief was expressed that
they did not intend to do so.
Whether a strike would involve
the four big Observation-Disclosures
tors, fremen. engineers and train
mems not certain. But the smaller
craft. formed into ten unions and
affiliated with the American Fedora
tion of Labor, would tie up the
roads.
Davis brought up tho two threat
ened labor troubles in the Cabinet
meeting today.
It was intimated today that Hard
CONTINUED on Page Thirteen.)
Evening journal., 1921-03-11
GERMAN REDS
TALK REVOLT
WHILEALLIES
HOLDLANDS
Workers Preach PrOletariat
Government Allied With
That of Russian
Radicals
DEBT CANCELLATION
AGAIN Is DISCUSSED


BERLIN. Harch IL UNITED
Press) OF the German
government followed by establish-
ment Of a proletariat government
allied with Russia was preached at
workers gathering in the Lusgar-
ten late yesterday.
WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES
IN GERMANY, March IL Omitted
p,ress) )-Wagonloads or arms and
ammunition was surrendered at
French headquarters in DUSSELDORF
today. The collection Included
rifles. revolvers. cartridges and
machine-gun belts.
Strict regulations went into effect
as the military regime assumed
full control OF the area
All minor officials. policemen.
fremen, foresters and customs eeA-
cials were ordered 10 salute French
officers under pain OF courtmRrtial
Censorship on newspapers bo-
came stricter and at 10 o'clock cur
few was made effective.
Sentries az the city's main ap-
| proaches and az the bridgeheada
Continued on Page Thirieen.l
Evening journal., 1921-03-11
KRAMER EARNS AGAINST
GENERAL SALE OF BEER
OF MORE THIN 'L5 OF Il

WASHINGTON. March II CUnited
Press) Any person or firm selling
beer containing more than one-half
of one per cent Of alcohol is break
ing the law. Prohibition Commission
er Kramer told the United Press
today.
Prohibition enforcement agents
are under orders TO make arrests in
such cases, It was learned. Brewer
les offending also win be seized.
Kramer made his statement in ex-
planning the recent rulings Of former
Attorney General Palmer. which
have been widely interpreted as per-
mitting practically unlimited sale Of
beer under the guise Of medicine.
Kramer said the rules were just
the same as they were before the
Palmer rulings and would continue
so until the internal revenue
bureau could amend its regulations
to meet the situation created by the
ruling.
officials made Il plain that these
regulations would be so drawn as 10
restrict the sale of beer 20 strictly
medicinal purposes.
Evening journal., 1921-03-11
OPEN LEWES SCHOOL
BIDS NEXT TUESDAY

Bids for the proposed new high
and grammar school 10 be erected
at Lewes, will be opened in the
Office Of the Delaware School Aux
iliary, at IL o'clock on next Tuesday
morning. Plans OF the proposed
structure call for a brick building
facing on South street, with a 'front.'
age Of $50 by 65 feet
The building will be two stories
with a basement and will contain
an auditorium SO by 81 feet as well
as nine graded class rooms, four
high school rooms, one manual train
ing room, one cooking class room,
one sewing class room, one combina-
tion chemistry and laboratory class
room as we'll as a gym and the prin-
cipals and teachers room.
Evening journal., 1921-03-11
WASHINGTON
OFFICE FOR
H.H. BILLANY
Slated For Appointment as
Fourth Assistant Post
master-General
IN DIRECT TOUCH
WITH POSTMASTERS

Harry II. Bnlany. who Is now spe-
cial Deputy Recorder Of Deeds, is ex-
pected to be appointed Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General under
Postmaster General VIII II. Hays
He has been recommended for that
important post by Senator T. Heisler
Ball, and Il was intimated today that
his appointment may be announced
today or tomorrow by President
Harding.
Colonel Thomas W. Miller. Of this
city. is being urged by prominent
Republicans for appointment as AS
sistant Secretary Of War. but whether
he will be named. in event that Mr..
Binany Is appointed Assistant Post
master General, IS doubtful. since
Delaware is a small State to receive
the unusual honor Of two important
posts connected with the Presidents
Cabinet.
Senator Ball. Governor Denney
General r. Coleman dupont, Secre-
tary Of State A. r Benson and some
other prominent Republicans con-
ferred in this city yesterday regard
ing the possibility Of bringing about
the appointment Of Mr.. Billany and
Colonel Miller by President Harding
General DUPONT this mornnr
called on the President according tc
word from Washington.
Mr.. Billany at one time was assist
ant postmaster of Wilmington. The
Office OF Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General IS exceedingly important
that official having direct supervision
over postmasters and coming int
closer touch with them than any o
the other assistant postmaster gen
Continued on PAGE Thirteen.
Evening journal., 1921-03-11
OIL SOAKED
RAG STARTS
NIGHT fire
Incendiary's Act Endangers
Lives of Three Sleeping
Negroes
FAMILIES ARE
WITHOUT HOMES

The two-and-one-half-story frame
dwelling at 500 Buttonwood street.
owned by the Martha Minikin es-
tate. and tenanted by Kate Grimth.
colored. was damaged by IRE 20 the
extent Of $500 and the furniture to
the amount Of $500. about 1.3O this
morning. The FIRE is believed to have
been Of incendiary origin.
The Wilmington Trust Company.
which has the property In charge.
said the loss on the building IS fully
covered by insurance.
There was no insurance on the
furniture and Kate Griffith. an aged
woman, has lost everything she had
and in addition is homeless.
The fire was discovered by a pass
erby and the alarm struck from boz
162. at Ninth and Buttonwood SITS
by Cornelius Donovan. 504 Church
street
The blaze created quite an illu.
mination in that part Of the cit,
and drew a large crowd.
The fire started from the rear OF
the kitchen on the outside OF th'
building and evidently was started
by some one who threw oil-soaSe Cd
rags over the fence, starting th'
blaze in the corner, which quickly
ran up the outside OF the building
and caught on the roof.
The occupants OF the house. Mrs
Griffith, her son. and an aged col
ored man who roomed in the attic
were gotten out with considerabl
dificulty, as all three we're almos
suffocated by the dense smoke whic
Inlled the entire building.
Evening journal., 1921-03-11

Before anyone can sell real beer.
he must get a permit from the In
ternal Revenue Bureau" Kramer
said. Selling without such a permit
is a violation Of the law. The per-
mits will not be ready until we have
decided on their form and this will
not be before April at the earliest
After the permits are ready.
brewers and others who wish to sell
real beer for medical purposes will
have 10 make application for them.
"These applications will be passed
on by the Internal Revenue Bureau
When the permits are issued beer
will be on the same basis as whisky
and anyone found selling beer for
other than strictly medicinal pur-
poses will be subject TO prosecution.
There have been numerous prosecu-
tons for such sales OF whisky and
physicians have been arrested for
issuing prescriptions"
Kramer's attention was called TO
the stories from Chicago and other
centers that beer containing more
Continued on Page Thirteen.
Evening journal., 1921-03-11
SEE DEFEAT
facing NEW
SCHOOLBILL.
At Least 20 Members of
, House Counted as Against.
Measure
INCREASED PENSION
FOR CITY POLICEMEN
stan Correspondent

STATE HOUSE. Dover. Del. Mar
11.-Unless sentiment is changed
during the weekend. the new school
bill. which is made a special order
for next Monday morning. faces de-
feat
This was the opinion expressed
this morning by a House member
who is a friend Of the bill and who
has canvassed the present situation
carefully.
There Is no doubt that sentiment
on this bill has switched around sew
eral times in the past week. but to-
day a decisive majority OF members
have apparently made up their
minds as 10 how they are going to
vote.
Unless something happens in the
next three days to change them. at
least 20 members, It is claimed. will
vote may on the bill.
This prediction is based largely
Continued on Page Thirteen.