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The Washington times., 1921-07-08
MUNSON LINER CALLAO
SAFE, Is WORD RECEIVED

NEW YORK. July s.-The first ray
of hope penetrating the veil OF gloomy
mystery shrouding the whereabouts
of the Munson liner Callao, which Is
due here tomorrow from Buenos
Aires, whence she sailed at midnight
June 81, came today In form of an an
nouncement by an official of Byron
and Hall, an import and export Arm.
that the vessel was safe and is ex-
pected to arrive here before July II.
The Washington times., 1921-07-08
ULSTER BATTLES RAGE
AS IRISH DISCUSS PEACE
Cheer Upl It'll Be Hot
For Forty-Eight
Hours More
BY International News Service.


There is no hope for an early
break in the heat wave, z. H.
Bowie, forecaster of the U. S.
Weather Bureau, stated today.
There is no chance for any
radical change in temperature
within the next forty-eight houds
and probably not for several
days" Bowie said.
Wiping his brow, the forecaster
cheerfully observed, however, that
"this is wonderful corn-growing
weather"
Fresno, Calf, hit the high
temperature record for the United
States yesterday, when the mer-
curry reached Ito.
The Washington times., 1921-07-08
Affairs Normal Says Obregon.

NEW YORK, July SIN response
to an inquiry as to the real state
of affairs at Tampico. as viewed
through the eyes of Mexican official
dom, President obregon sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the International
News Service today from Mexico City:
There Is nothing abnormal in the
Tampico situation, with the excep-
tion that some OF the oil companies
have SUSPENDED operations, while
others are working more intensively."
The Washington times., 1921-07-08
W.,R&E. HAS0WN
BILE IN HOUSE ON
TRACTION PROBLEM
Woods Law, Due for First Con-
. sheraton, Framed Exactly
as Road Would Have 1t.
BY MAJOR OLIVER p. NEWMAN.
Formerly President, Board Of Com
niissioners, District of Columbia


Formerly President, Board of Com
missioners, District of Columbia
The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company has won the first round
in the battle for settling the street
car problem.
BY vote OF Il TO 4 the House Dis
trict Committee has done consciously
or unconsciously) just exactly what
the Washington Railway and Electric
wants done.
1t has brought to the front for frst
consideration in the committee the
bill that is, word for word and line
for line. what the company itself
would write IL IT had the making OF
the law.
II isn't time, yet, to tear our shirts,
for the committee has not acted
favorsbly on the merits of the bill,
II has merely agreed to consider that
bill ahead of all other bills on the
street car subject. Next Wednesday
IL has agreed to take that bill up sec
tion by section and vote on IL, but
you can be pretty certain that the
company thinks IL has friends enough
on the committee to push IL through
or that measure would not now be
standing out in front.
The bin in question is the Woods
bill. and it's as full of jokers as a
dog is full OF fees, Come along with
me, now, and let's take a Look at those
same jokerr
In the first place, the bill Is dressed
up in mighty pretty clothes. The most
attractive is it's .headpiece. Under this
a merger OF the Washington Railway
and Electric and Capital Traction is
authorized.
LOOKS PALATABLE-AT FIRST.
Everybody. in Congress and out, is
pretty we'll agreed that the two COM
panies ought to merge, so any bill
that starts out naming the two prin-
cipal companies and laying down
merger conditions is sure to get at
tention.
But. dear friends and fellow citi-
zens. that merger clause might just
as well authorize the merger OF the
north and south pole. so far as being
anything that will relieve the local
situation is concerned.
The merger clause, OF course,
doesn't command the companies to
merge. No law could do that. 1t
merely says: Merge II you want to-"
1t happens that the Capital Traction
doesn't want TO, and won't. The
merger authority, therefore, amounts
TO about one pinch Of snuff.
Then, over in the back OF the bill,
there is a lot more pretty raiment.
For many years the street car COM
panies of Washington have paid the
salaries OF policemen stationed at
the intersections OF car lines. Sec
tion 4 of the Woods bills repeals the
law requiring those payments and
puts that expense on the District OF
Columbia.
HERE'S ONE JOKER
For many years the street car COM
panies have paid into the District
treasury as taxes 4 per cent OF their
gross receipts-sll money collected
every year. Also, for many years. the
street car companies have paid for
The Washington times., 1921-07-08
De Valera Files Note
Reciting Conditions
Essential 20 Parley
by DANIEL O'CONNELL,
International News Service.

DUBLIN, July S-The draft of q
letter from Eamon de Valera. 10
Premier Lloyd George recfting the
condition upon which the President
Of the h republic wouh 40 to
London tc attend a peace parley was
submitted 20 the Sim Fem -Unionist
conference here today.
It was understood that the Union
ists agreed to the main points of the
letter during the morning session.
The meeting was said to be har-
monious and the opinion was ex-
pressed by those close to the con-
ferees this afternoon that "all goes
we'll with the peace movement"
As VALERA SEES GRIFFITH.
Before the meeting was convened
ferred together.
Sim Feiners and Unionists alike
were cheered by thousands as they
arrived at the city hall. where the
meeting was held. There was much
noise and flag waving in the streets
about the building.
"I am hopeful of the outcome" saii
Sir Maurice Doekrell before entering
the conference.
II was said that an official state
ment would be issued at the conclu-
sion OF the conference.
Dali EIREANN WARNS.
warning was issued by Dali Fire.
ann tthe Sim Fein parliament,
against "unauthorized and speculative
press reports dealing with the pres
ent peace situation"
II was assumed that the person
mel OF the political conference would
be the same as on Monday with
Eamon de Valera and Arthur Griffith
representing the Sint Fein: and
Lord Middleton. Sir MaI-ice Doekrell
The Washington times., 1921-07-08
COURT CUTS.
DOWN SUM
BY
STAGE ST Ar
Lawyers to Get $4,000.
Court Expenses of $12,5oo
Also Allowed.

CHICAGO, July 8.-Peggy Hop
kins Joyce, former Washington
actress, today was awarded sl,35C
per month alimony, $4,000 TO,
solicitors fees, and S12,5o0 for
court room expense in a decision
handed down by Judge Joseph
SABBATH.
The former chorus girl, defend,
ant in the divorce suit brought by
]. Stanley Joyce, millionaire lum-
herman, had asked $4,000 monthly
and $1C0, 900 Tor solicitors fees ana
expenses.
sEEIS JOYCE's SWEETHEART.
Scores of detectives made renewed
efforts today in the search for Daisy
May Lisk the pretty pink checked
English girl, miniature portrait paint
er, and sister of a chaplain in the
English army, who mysteriously dis
appeared from Chicago when Peggy
started her investigation of the past
of her husband. -.'
DuTink d lull III the COURT pToCftu-
| ings here detectives employed by
Peggy unearthed what they declare TO
be Joyce's latest love affair.
Her identity was first learned when
| search was made for her by family
friend who knew her in England. and
was we'll acquainted with her par
ents.
Daisy visited at the home of this
friend here and he helped her in OBJ
tanning patrons for her art work.
Among those whose portraits she
painted were members of prominent
families of wealth.
One day she came to him and told
him that Joyce was her sweetheart,
but that he was married.
Later she telephoned to him and
said that she had sold the $4,000
worth of furniture in her apartment
on the North Side for $4,000, and that
Joyce had arranged for her to go to
California.
REPORTED IN HOSPITAL.
When Peggy Joyce heard of the af-
fair she sent her detectives to Cali
fornia to search for her. They learned
that she had been taken to Long
Beach, under an assumed name, and
for a time had been in a hospital
there. 10 ''
Nurses and physicians in the hos
pital recognized a picture of the girl
and said she. had been taken from
their care hurriedly about two weeks
ago.
Joyce met Daisy May Lisk. detec-
tives say, shortly after he returned to
America from Paris, where he had
left Peggy in August OF last year.
The Washington times., 1921-07-08
By Intsrpssierai- News Service

BY Interpssiorai- News Services -
MEXICO CITY, July s.-Several
Americans are reported to have been
Killed or wounded In an outbreak Of
violence at Tampico. This was the
first disorder in the Tampico dis
trict since some of the big oil COM
panies closed down in protest against
increased petroleum taxes. throwing
thousands of laborers out Of work.
PAY DEMAND STARTS TROUBLE.
The trouble was precipitated last
night at Camp Zacamixtle, where a
number of discharged laborers are
concentrated. The men demanded
three months pay which, they
claimed. was due them under the
Mexican law. and also railway fare
to leave the oil fields.
Only mesger reports had been re-
ceived here this morning. but IL was
rumored that a number of men were
killed and wounded, including some
Americans. %.
Mexican troops intervened and
were reported TO have restored order.
Tsmpico was said to be greatly
ALARMED over the outbreak. as II
was feared others would follow.
consul at Tsmpico, sent a message
to Mexico City, saying that trouble
had occurred, but he did not give
the details.
FEDERAL TROOPS SENT.
The government has sent troop re-
Inducements into the Tampico. dis
trict.
Opinion was expressed in official
circles today that American warships
were not needed at Tampico.
Gov. Cesar Lopez Lara. OF the stat 3
OF Tamaulipas, who conferred with
President Obregon on Thursday, re-
turned home today bearing orders
to preserve order at all costs.
1t Is reported from Tampico that
officials of the idle oil companies de-
clare they will remain closed down
for at least six months unless the
petroleum export tax (Which was in
creased July II is reduced.
Three Canadian war craft have
been at Salina Cruz for a week, and
IL was pointed out today that tneir
presence caused no comment, al
though the arrival of one united
States warship at Tsmpico has Great
ed great alarm.
The Washington times., 1921-07-08
BY International New. Service.

BELFAST, July s.-The seat of
Irish violence has apparently been
shifted from the south into Ulster
province, and many casualties we're
reported today in battles.
Firing broke out in the Belfast
district while crown forces were
searching for arms, and a woman
was killed and a constable wounded.
1t was rumored that a number of
Sim Feiners were killed and their
bodies removed secretly.
detachment of police was fred
upon in the Millheld district. One
was wounded. ..f. "a.
A constable was shot to death at
Ballinhassing.
A constable who was wounded in
hghting on Wednesday died today
The Washington times., 1921-07-08
K|NC'SN|EN
BURN NINE
HOUSES AS
REPR|SAL.
London Admits Troops Fired
Irish Homes Owned by Wo-
nen-Fighting in Belfast.
" Interna,lon.I news service

BY International News Service
DUBLIN, July s--A number of
passenuers were serfcusiy woundef
when a Duhlin-Cork passenger train
was bombed four miles from this
city this afternoon There were no
soldiers on the train
The Washington times., 1921-07-08
BY International News Service.

LONDON, July s.-Nine houses.
four of which were owned by women.
were destroyed in reprisals by crown
forces in Ireland during June. IL was
officially stated today.
Sim Feiners in Ireland have mur-
dered seven women and kidnapped
three others since January /, Denis
Henry. solicitor general for Ireland,
announced in Commons yesterday
afternoon. 4
The Washington times., 1921-07-08
YANKS DIE
|NMEX|CAN
OIL R|0T|NC
Troops Rushed to Crush Out
break Begun When Workers
Demand 3 Months Pay.

BY International News Service.
LONDON, Jsiy s.-A report that
Bitish wnrships ksd been odererd
TO Tampieo WINS officially denied
here this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1921-07-08
HERE'S ONE JOKER

For many years the street car COM
panies have paid into the District
treasury as taxes 4 per cent OF their
gross receipts-sll money collected
every year. Also, for many years. the
street car companies have paid for
(conunu.d oh Page .. Column ~
The Washington times., 1921-07-08

Most dangerous for the safety
of Europe and the white races Is
the recent creation in Europe of
many little so-called independent
nations" They are not and can
not be independent. They hate
The Washington times., 1921-07-08

Continued w . r m and
partly cloudy weather to-
night and Saturday. some
probability of local show
ers and thunderstorms-
Gentle 10 moderate south
west winds.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-12
CONF ERENCE To END
MINE STRIKE IS
FINALLY AGREED On

LONDON, April 9.-(By the AS
ISOLATED Press 1.-The strike of the
coal miners, which threatened to
carry with it a general strike of
the railwaymen, and transport work.
ers, seems now to be in a fair way
of settlement through negotiations.
The dispute throughout has been
fruitful of surprises, and another
one was sprung tonight, when after
conferences and interviews between
the parties concerned lasting all day
/ long, and when it was supposed that
all efforts to move the miners had
proved Intellectual, it was suddenly
announced that the miners had
yielded and that a conference with
/ the coal owners had been convened
for Monday to discuss the questions
involved. while notices were sent to
| the mining districts urging Austen
ton from any action that would in
| terfere with necessary measures for
1.-The safety of the mines.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-12
OWNER OF DEATH FARM IS FOUND GUILTY
TWOL|TTLEG GIRLS
MEET TRAGIC DEATH
IN FIRE At CHURCH

| Ruby and Gladys Hembree, two lit
tie girls, were burned to death Sun
day night in the explosion of can
of gasoline in Sharon church at West
Haven Springs, which is on the High
tower road near Adamsville.
Their bodies were taken to the
chapel of Awtry & Lowndes, after
they died Sunday night about 11:45
o'clock at Grady hospital. The fu-
neral arrangements will be announc-
ed some time Monday
| Ruby, Is years old, and Gladys, IL,
were the daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. E. Hembree. They have an older
brother, Dewitt, and several younger
brothers and sisters. Their mother
was Frustrated Monday by the
tragedy, which occurred early Sun
day evening, just as services were
about to begin at the church.
The Hembrees were among the first
arrivals, and Mr.. Hembree started a
fire in the stove. II refused to burn,
so some one suggested that gasoline
be applied. Jean Damon, member
of the congregation, secured a five
gallon can and began to pour some
gasoline on the smouldering embers.
Suddenly a tongue of flame leaped
| from the stove and the contents of
the can exploded with a crash that
was heard for blocks.
| Most of those in the room huddled
back against the walls, but Ruby and
Gladys, seated close to the stove try
| Ing to get VAIN, were caught in a
ring of fire.
| w. H. Whitefield and Dewitt Hem
bree seized Ruby and tried to beat
out the flames. Gladys leaped to her
feet and fled from the room scream
ing, with her clothes in a blaze. Her
father tried to catch her as she pass
ed through the doorway, but she
broke away, and he pursued her into
the night, pulling off his coat as he
ran. Finally he ran her down and
wrapped her in the coat, but he could
not put out the flame eating into 4-er
gasoline-soa dress until every
stitch of clothing was burned away
and her body was terribly SCARED.
Whitefeld and Dewitt Hembree also
made vain attempts to beat out the
| flames that were soaring Ruby. Her
clothing, too, was bugned from her
body, which was SCARED from head
! to foot
The girls were wrapped in heavy
Icosts and put into Mr. Whitfeld's au-
tomobile and driven with all speed to
Grady hospital. But there they died
too badly burned to survive more
than a few hours go
Mr. Whtiffeld's face was scorcheo
| in his efforts to save Ruby and Mr..
Eenhree;s hands were badly burned
t treirgFf to help his older daughter. An
other little girl, Naomi Brandon, II
years old. had her face sprayed with
| flaming gasoline. but she was not
seriously injured.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-12
MANY Defendants
III MATTENAN CASE
To be TRIED AGAIN

WILLIAMSON, W. Va, April 10
The second Matewan battle case set
for April IL in circuit court here, in
which Sid Hatfield and twenty-three
others are charged with completely in
the killing Of one of the seven Bald
win-Felts detectives during the gun
fight lasta..Aay,-- will not be listed
for trial until the July term of court,
it was learned today. An unusually
heavy civil docket in connection with
the industrial controversy in Mingo
county, were responsible for the con-
tinuance, it was said.
1t is expected that the Anse-Hat-
field case will be among the first
called during this term of court,
which begins tomorrow Four men
of Matewan are held in connection
with the killing of Hatfield, propri-
etor of the Urias hotel, at MateWan,
who was slain last August. They are
Talt, Ed and Halle Chambers and
Sid Hatfield. With the exception of
Talt, the others are also defendants
in the Matewan battle trials.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-12
Seventeen Court
Fight Is Waged Over
One Lonely Mule

CHICAGO.-Seven years ago j. K.
Morris. director of the Peoples Gas
Co., had a mule on his country estate
near Lake Forest. a milliona1re's su-
burb.
J. F. Doyle, retired business man.
who lived on the adjoining estate
had 1 mules.
Morris mule was thin and anemlc.
Doyle's mules were fat and content
ed. So the owners agreed that Nor
ris' mule should board" for a few
months in Doyle's fertile pastures.
Time came for the return. Nor
ris picked out a mule He said it
was his. Doyle said it wasn't.
The two went to court over the
mule. which was worth $225.
For seven years the case has drag
ged through the lower courts. being
appealed time and time again by one
Or the other of the men. Meanwhile
the mule died in lisgust.
The case is now before appellate
court. It has cost the taxpayers an
average of $3.50 a day while being
threShed out
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-12
SPECIAL SESSION
or CONCRESSMEETS;
1000 BILLS OFFERED

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE
sixty seventh congress assembled
promptly at noon today at the call
of President Harding for it's first
session, expected now to continue
probably until fall.
Except for the reorganizat ton Of
the house and the usual flood of
bills there, today's meetings were
somewhat perfunctory, the congress
marking time until the receipt to-
morrow of President Harding's first
message outlining his views as to
the many important problems before
the national lawmakers.
This congress is the first controlled
by the Republicans to meet under a
Republican administration in dec
ade. The senate previously had been
organized at its special session
which began last March 4, but the
house proceeded to it's organiza ton
by re-electing Frederick Fl. Gillett,
of Massachusetts over Claude Kiteh-
in, of North Carolina, the Democratic
candidate. The vote was on strictly
party lines and Mr.. Gillett was elect
ed b yam overwhelming majority.
Frank w. Mondell, of Wyoming,
was reelected Republican leader,
while Representative Kitchin became
the Democratic leader by virtue Of
his nomina ton for the speakership
He succeeds the late Champ Clark.
Nearly all of the 435 members were
present for the opening. The crowded
house galleries broke into applause
when Miss Alice M. Robertson, Re-
publican, of the Second Oklahoma
district, the only woman member of
congress, came on the floor. She
carried a bunch of red roses.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-12
CRAFT Of AERONAUTS
MISSING At SEA IS
DISCOVERED IN GULF.

PANAMA CITY. Fla, April g.
The missing naval free balloon
A-56O4, which disappeared after leav-
ing the Pensacola naval station the
night of March % with five men
aboard for an overnight practice
flight, was found late yesterday in
the Gulf of Mexico, twenty-six miles
southwest of Cape Sandblas, by the
fishing smack Electra, Captain Roy
Eckert. and brought here today. No
trace of the crew was found.
Captain Eckert was heading for
port about 7 o'clock last night when
he sighted a black patch on the
surface. An investigation developed
that it was the missing balloon, with
the basket still attached. A small
amount of gas kept the bag af1oat.
A sounding gave the depth of the
water as 1900 fathoms. The basket
was floating below the surface. Eek
ert picked up the balloon and brought
it here, arriving shortly before day
light.
The A-56O4 was in command of
Pilot G. K. Wilkinson. Of Houston,
Tex, and the other members of the
crew were student HlIOIS II. -.
Eland, Of Belleville, Ill; E. L. Ker-
shaw, of Payne, La; J. E. Elder,
lebanon, n. Y, and w. H. Trefrey,
of Salem, Mass.
Two days after it's departure car
rier pigeon arrived at the naval sta
ton with a message stating that the
night before the balloon was off St.
Andrews bay and drifting to sea.
Later in the day another pigeon
brought>ya message saying it was
only 100 feet above the water. sink
ing and drifting rapidly out into the
gulf.
Search for the balloon by seaplanes,
a dirigible and naval vessels for days
after arrival of. the pigeons, the dirt
gible and planes combing the main
land for several miles back from the
gulf in the hope that a shifting air
current might have blown the bag
inland.
Commander Robert w Cabaniss,
who directed the search. said he did
not believe an attempt would be
made to drag the bottom of the gulf
in the vicinity where the balloon was
found because the water was of such
great depth and the probability was
the bag had drifted many miles be-
fora II found
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-12
Life Sentence
Giuen Williams
In Murder Case
Persecution" Says
Williams on Return
To the Fulton Tower

They are prosecuting an in
nocent man, but I'm not worried
I'll get a new trial and come
clear next time" declared John
S. Williams on his return to the
Fulton tower Saturday.
AS Newton county deputies led
the death farm" proprietor in
to the tower, they came upon
Clyde Manning, Williams form
er boss and the states star wit.
nesS against him.
Their eyes met for ar instant
and the negro who has confessed
liams' command rushed back to
his cell. He had been in the
corridor posing for movie" men.
Impassively, Williams chatted
with the jailers and thanked the
Newton county officers for their
''many kindnesses during the
trial.
He smiled broadly when Jail at
tendants told him Saturday was
Manning's twenty-seventh birth
day.
$50 they sent me up on Man
ning's birthday, Ell" smiled Will
liams.
"But don't worry" he added In
HUSKY voice, GoU Will not al
low this Kind of injustice to be
done. I will come clear when /
get a new trial.
Nothing on earth I want to
say now" Williams said. as depu-
ties hurried him back to a cell.
"but my lawyer will give out
statement next week, I think"
Williams will remain in the
tower pending developments in
his motion for a new trial which
will be heard at Decatur on
April 80, provided he does not
have to go to trial on Jasper
county indictments in the mean
time.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-12
PROHIBITION MEN
WOUND JAP SAILOR
ON WHISKY SHIP

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April TO-
One Japanese merchant sailor was
seriously wounded. and four are be-
ing held by federal prohibition au-
thorities as the result Of raid on
whisky being unloaded from the
Japanese steamer Erie Maru.
The shooting occurred, officers
said, when one of the Japanese sea-
men opened fire on them. They re-
turned the fire, they said, wounding
one of the crew. He was removed
to a hospital here and four others
were arrested on technical charges
and held pending an investigation.
According to the officers, they had
information that the ship would at
tempt to smuggle liquor through this
port and negotiated with some of
the sailors to have the contraband
delivered to them.
It was brought ashore by sailors
last night, it was said, and as soon
as it's delivery was effected the Off
GERS moved to place the men under
arrest when onel of the Japanese
opened fire.
The arrests were then made. The
Erie Maru put in here April from
Barry, England, to load phosphate. 1t
is nj command of Captain M. Ham
bayshie.