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, 1922-05-06
TRAGIC PENALTY
IS EXACTED BY
TEXAS MOB FOR
RECENT OUTRAGE
Victims Bone to Home
of Murdered Gih and
Father Gives Consent to
Lighting Torches

KIRVIN, Texas, May g.
by The Associated Press.)-
Three negroes were burned to
death at the same stake here
at 3 o'clock this morning by a
mob of 500 men following
their alleged implication in the Grim
inal assault and murder Of ~17-yoar-old
Eula Awsley, white girl. whose mutt
lated body was found hero
Thursday night
All three negroes were cmpioy-d on
the farm Of ]. T. King, prominent
farmer OF this community and grand
fnther OF the dead girl with whom she
lived, both her parents being dead.
NJ. King was present at the cremation
and tho mob leaders are said to have
obtained his approval thereof before
lighting tho torches.
The lynchings wero carried out IN
orderly fashion There was no dis
charge Of fire arms nor was any I'M
duo violence attempted although It Is
understood the bodies OF the negroes
were mutiliated before being tied to
the stake. With the exception of a
few shouts and the screams of the
condemned mon, their was little to
disturb the eaIlv mr. ming quiet of
the backwoods community. Tho incin.
eations took place on n small open
plot directly in front of two smari
churches. Ono OF the egroes is said
to have died singing e church anthem.
Kirvin is a town OF about 500 inhahi-
tants, situated in Freestone counts.
east of central Texas. about so miles
south OF Dallas.
NJ. King resides at Klrvin-
Miss Awsley was riding her horse
home from the school which she at
Continued on Page Four)
, 1922-05-06

regarded as & sure fire Test of admin
istration strength The result was
staggering. AS each succeeding bull
letin increased B~everidge's lead and
showed he would win by n handsome
majority. unbelief gave why to dismay.
and dismay to despair. The Old Guard
tonight is stsll in tho dumps-way.
way down-and much in need OF n
stimulant.
For in the outcome of the Indiana
contest could be read but one mean
ing-a rebuke to the Harding admin
istrinon, to ~reacdonary policies. to or
~ganization politics. and n clear evil
dencs that this is not an Organization
year"
Political prophets have been talk
ing and writing and Specializing about
the economic unrest and political dis
content prevalent in the literary and
corn belts. 1t was widespread n
noisy. The question was whether it
could or would he translated into
votes In Indiana it was. They were
votes of protest. of dissatisfaction with
existing order. expressive of a senti-
ment hat has beer growing ever since
the election of 1920.
Democrats of course hailed h re-
suit as forecasting election Of Demo
cratic congress this year and a Demo
cratic president in 1924. They were
Jubilant and full of "I-told-you-so's."
but such expressions were prompted
by hope as much as conviction. Ger
any forecast based IN the In
diana result are hypothetical and pre-.
The thing that stands out now-the
one undisputed. incontrovertible fact
visible in that results that an init
friend and companion of Presi-
Harding. a man who is as much
his buddy" as any man in Washing
ton. backed by every element of or
Continued ON Page Fourl
, 1922-05-06

Admiral Strauss. commander of the
american Asiatic fleet, arrived from
Picking by motor yesterday afternoon.
He was stopped once by Changes
troops, who allowed him to porceed
after Identification
An allied military train WIN leave
for Picking today.
TIENTSN, May 5.-By The Asso.
ciated Press)SChang Tso-Lin,s defeat
is fast becoming a debacie. Hordes
of Fengtien soldiers are passing
through Tientsin, some clinging to the
outside of the overcrowded railway
cars and motor trucks and filling all
available space on the locomotives.
General Chang Tso-Lin left his head
quarters at chunliangcheng, presum
ably for Mukden, early today.
The troops passing thorugh rientsin
are orderly.
, 1922-05-06

INtultIo IESBOidthI htiC says "
day:
''The final Russian decision is not
expected before Monday or Tuesday.
Meanwhile it is rumored that Prime
Minister Lloyd Georges train is ready
N hat failing a favorable change in
the situation as the result of NJ. Bar
thou's return, Mr.. Lloyd George will
return to London forthwith.
The chief stumbling block. it was in
dicated, was the cause relating to the
treatment of foreign property nation
allied by the Soviet government. Rus
STA regards the provision of that clause
as n distinct attempt to infringe her
sovereignty and will not accept the
plan for a mixed tribunal, which NJ.
Tchitcherin raid would moan the es-
adjustment of a FLOCK of little repara-
ton commissions to interfere with
R~ussia's internal affairs.
The most critical stage of the con
ference was reached today arising
through the differences in the ranks
Of the allied delegatee over the
andum to Russia and the attitude of
the Russians themselves, It was de
Jared this afternoon by an official
Italian spokesman.
This crisis he said, is more
a than the one the conference
sustained after the signing OF the Rus
so-German treaty on Easter Sunday.
The Russians ask billions and bill
lions of gold francs and they do not
ask them in the form of credits with
which they can buygoods, but in cash
in gold"
Asked whistler the Russian de
mands amounted TO as much as thee
billion gold francs. the Italian spokes.
man replied:
IT wish it were only a matter OF s :
600. 900 900. It is far moro, far more"
The difficulties contributing the con
fercncs. he said were twofold. ON
the one hand. there was the difficulty
of convincing the Belgians that they
should accept the clauses of the mem
orandum sent to the Russians. and on
the otner there was the difficulty of
getting the Russians to accept them.
'Eut the task Of convincing the Rms
slams" he said, lis far more cliff
chit.
, 1922-05-06
BEATS GUNMAN
TO DRAW, KILLS HIM

handing that ho hand ove his pistol.
This WAS something new to Ballew.
With h contemptuous %retort, you're
out oTuck," Ballew. according to wit
nesses, reached for his gun, but Nc
cormick. sensing Ballew's apparent
intention. flashed his own gun and
fired from the hip. Five bullets en-
tered Bailew's body. He died as he
had predicted, with his boots on.
1t was a new model rs against an
oid-fashioned AS and the latter never
popped n cap" In fact, it never left
its long holster under BaIlew's arm.
Unlike other days, 'ehen BaIiew's
alleged action would hav. warranted
his death and the arfair ended with
his life. Mccormick has to answer to
later day laws. He was arrested and
held under $4,000 bonds. Instead of
resting in a rude grave among the hills
nearby. Ballew's body was taken
aboard an airpalne to his old stamping
grounds at Ardmore, Okla, the scene
of many Of his daring exploits. there
to be met ~mournfuiiy by former Sher-
IF Buck Garrett, BaIlew's bosom
friend.
The passing of the gunman removes
from the southwest one " the few
figures typical OF the pioneer sheriff
whose unique and fearless methods of
enforcing the law M ~nrresting west.
ern bad men made him the hero OF
many stories.
Ballew had come to Wichita Falls
TO act as judge in the annual south.
western roundup. On the first day OF
the rodeo he was introduced as BUD
Baliew, h man who stayed through
it all with Buck Garrett, and says hos
glad he did
Mccormick cbSn n member of the
Continued ON Page Four.)
, 1922-05-06

They must be paid by all the peo-
|pie,' the report gays" lust as those
in the evenue bill must be paid by
all the people and not by the bcnefic-
iaries who have demanded and got
rhem. The people must not only pay
the taxes on imports which go d.
rectiy into the treasury. but they
must pay the resulting increase in
prices of an tho things they buy and
consume
broadly speaking tho views Of the
special interests who asked these
taxes and got them and OF h people
who pay them differ widely in their
praisement OF this measures and its
effect upon the national prosperity.
$50 far as the special interests are
concerned. it goes without saying the
taxes imposed are both satisfying and
comforting.
',On the other hand. the people
Wow his bill az a measure full of
mischief and dangerous possibilities,
loaded with innumernbIe burdens for
them and their posterity.
when the Fordney bill passed
the house the general public regarded
Il as a m~onstrosity so g~rotesuue and
absurd that they took 1t more as n
joke than as a serious attempt at
tariff revision. It did not excite in
them any great degree of alarm be-
cause they felt sure the senate would
re-write It. and they expected from,
this body action in their be-
half.
Tn these expectations the people
have been previously disappointed
That disappointment las grown as
they studied the bin, first into sur
prise and then indignation at the au-
dacity of the assa alt upon their
pocketbooks and is ny-.ny c uminat-
ing into a grim determination ~ re-
sist to the utmost this astempGc-
s~pciiation-
In these circumstances the people
Will be satisfied with nothing short
Of E. full exposure through discussion
OF this attempted outrage inspired by
the desire to placate the subsidized
interests at their expense No con-
spiracy of silence, no threat OF lone
sessions, no charges of f1libuster or
cloture must be allowed to smoke
screen and divert the exposure of the
iniquities which lurk in the tax-iaden
schedules and paragraphs OF he 4Ss
pages of the amended Fordney bnl.
an. act If properly entitled to mort
gage the country and its resources TO
the protected and monopolized indus
tries"
In his report Senator Simmons I'M
dertakes to answer the main conten-
tons of the majority report and en-
bodies the main points made by him
in his recent address in the senate
attacking the tariff measure. He as
serts that the rule for the
of protection found in the bill is de-
fined in the document itself as the
Continued on Page Four)
, 1922-05-06
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
SLAIN BY MARSHAL. WHO
TURNS PISTOL ON SELF

in he prese-ce of President CurreiI;
who after the shooting issued a state
ment saying that for a long time there
had been bitter feeling between Prof.
Homes and Marshal Hale growing
out OF their conflicting duties at the
university.
President Curre1 said that Marshal
Hale enraged, asked a stenoEapher
present to leave, began shooting indi~
criminately about the treasure-s Of
flee and then shouting ''you are re
spoasible for this. pointed his pistol
at the head OF the president. Hall
however a minute later turned his gun
on Prof. Homes and shot him and then
shot himself.
, 1922-05-06
Trunk Wired to
Make SeUens and
EleUens Turn Up

SEATTLE. Wash. May 6. The
Arabian Knights had a magic car
pet; Seattle has its magic trunk.
Upon one the enthralled possessor
was borne swiftly to a disered des-
tin1tion. upon the other the "speck-
led cubes" move strangely in an
swer to the dictates of their ma;
tiers.
In n room here occupied by three
men now under arrest. police say
they found a trunk. An electric
switch connected with a magnet
which charged the top Of the trunk.
Dice rolled on this trunk top never
failed to produce a ''seven" or
eleven according to the officers.
, 1922-05-06
me criminal has
sighwaymanship
arrest of Terry
V of Southern
-.-N L---

- NAAAaAA hNEaAnAH
plate half an inclr n weighing
% pounds and alst 1uipped with
a r~evoiver, a belt Of q 'ges, a home
made black jack an :" .nask.
A typewriter copy OF what the no
lice termed "a lesson in crime" was
found on Stone Among its precepts
were.
The chances arc 1--WE to one that
tho police car won't come after the
victim phones for help.
And it's a six TO ono sho that the
police won't arrive for one minute ar
ter the crime is committed.
"Then, 1t is fitteon to one that the
passerby who witnessed n holdup Just
phones for the cops and keeps on NOV
ing.
"Have Disguise over front OF car
a canvas or non-transparent cloth
rolled up when not in use, so It can't
DO seem
practices running car up quickly
and shut off within ten feet Of object
Throw nva on front until vic
trm is chased away
go past victim and wait, pretend.
ing trouble. Hav light and bead on
him minute car stops. [
Keep victims back to car; other.
wise may be dangerous.
"They attack victims near city.
then make for city and traffic.
They don't forget to take off
mask.
They don't taclle II he has hands
in his pockets, unless light, so car
see him.
| "If foot bandit pursued. no rtns
parallel TO street car.
IF too close a chase, they hide in
dark house or cellars.
"If victim shows a fight. shey jab
him with gun and threaten.
They glance up stree several times
for danger"
Stone gave what the police termed
unsatisfactory replies to their ques
tons concerning the origin of these
crime ~precepts, but denied he intended
TO practice them.
Tho officers are holding him "for In.
spection.~
, 1922-05-06
Blind Girl
Is a Graduate

sr. LOUIS, Mo. May 6 Miss
Bertha Marie Mcclure. "a years old,
who has been blind since early youth.
win be one of the honor graduates at
Washington university next month. it
was announced today. She has an
average grade of "a for the four-year
college course. She studied by TAX
ing lecture notes on a soft cardboard.
which so yielded TO the pencil impress
sions that touch reading was posi-
bic,
, 1922-05-06
RUSS TO REJECT PROPOSALS
HOME sADDENED
BY DEATH OF DAUGHTER

Billie Ann Crissey. 1o-month-old
daughter OF Mrs. r. s.. Crissey. died
yesterday at 2 p. m. at the family
home. 502 Gladstone street,
The funeral win be held from the
Bowman chapel Sunday al 4 p. M
The Rev. C. A Wilson will of~ficiate.
Burial viii be made in the Highland
cemetery.
, 1922-05-06
HAsTY FLIGHT FUTILE,
MAN LANDS IN BASTILE

Squinty Mcdonald. alias Aubrey
Wilson left his hat. "a and shoes in
his room while he jumped out Of the
window in ar effort to evade Patrol
man Wolfe. The officer caught the
offender later in a restaurant. Both
Mcdonald and his shoes are now in
possession of the police department.
, 1922-05-06

The italian spokesman said Rus
sia's acceptance of the memorandum
depended entirely upon whether the
powers were ready to grant the loan
asked by the Russian delegates.
ITO say there is no hope left" he
said, would be an exaggeraton; but
the difficulties are enormous. The,
conference is now going through its
decisive moment"
, 1922-05-06
"InpincibIe" Bad Man Meets
Tragic Fate When Wichita Falls
Chief Ends Life in Battle

WICHITA FALLS. Texas, May e-(By The Associated
Press - of Police ]. w. Mccormick was the cynosure
of all eyes here today. For yesterday he matched the draw
with the famous master of guncraft, D. M. (Bud) Ballew-
won.
AS a result Ballew, survivor and hero of many perilous
, 1922-05-06

connivfng with Chang rso-Lin to pro
mote civil war.
TuINTSN, May 6.-Ey The Asso-
ciated PressSGeneral WI Pei-Fu,
victor in the civil war which low ap-
pears to be at an end. Is reported to
be at Huangstun, on the Pekng-Tfent-
sin railway, about 10 miles south of
the capital.
The reterat of Genearl Chang Tso-
Lin's forces now ppears to be nearly
at its end. except on the Tientsfn-
Pukow line; whore 1t is estimated from
80, 900 to 10000 men still remain IN the
vicinity. of Machang. Orders for these
men TO e~vacuate have been received,
according to Chinese reports
The foreign concessions in Tientsin
were patrolled last night, and every
thing was reported quiet. Strong
forces OF Chinese guarded the city.
, 1922-05-06
MISSOURI Wins
FROM CENTRE

COLUMBIA, Mo, May missouri
university defeated Centre college OF
Kentucky in a dual track meet here
today. The total points were Missouri
soy; Centre 1911.
, 1922-05-06
Bodies of Two Found in T~reasurer's Office
at University of South Carolina
by Student

COLUMBIA S. c., May 6.-After threatening to shoot DIR.
w. S. CurrelL, president of the University of South Carolina.
Ben Hale, university marshal, today shot and killed Prof. M.
Goode Homes of the faculty of the school of engineering and
then shot himself to death.
The shootings occurred in the university treasurer's office
, 1922-05-06
Defeat of Senator
New Lends Air to
old Guard'.B lues"

WASHINGTON, May Especial to The Tribune)-
G. o. P. leaders got the shock of their lives as they read the
returns from Indiana-~r
1t was more than sad-it was tragic. The Indiana pri-
maries, with Albert j. Beveridge and Senator Harry S. New
battling for the Republican senatorial nomination, had been
, 1922-05-06
Sopiet Unable to Meet Obligations in Al
lied Memorandum, Foreign Chief
Asserts in Forecasting Failure

GENOA, May 6.-,tBy The Associated ~Press)-Russia's
reply to the allied memorandum expected to be ready Sun
day or Monday, will be a distinctly conciliatory document,
not intended to break off negotiations, Foreign Minister
Tchitcherin said today. 1t will, however, he declared, firmly
state Russia's inability to comply with the terms offered.
, 1922-05-06
TARIFF MEASURE
TAX D.
M ANORHTY CLAIM
Taxes Must Be Paid by All the People as
in Revenue Bill, Report Gipen to
Senate by Simmons Declares

~WAsHINGToN May 6:..The taxes that would be i'm
posed by the pending tariff bill would be as real as those i'm
posed by the revenue bill and probably as great-from three
to four billion donars-Senator Simmons of North Carolina.
ranking Democrat on the senate finance committee, declares
in a minority report fled today in the senate.
, 1922-05-06

Gons Yeh Kung-Cho also were dismlss-
ed and their arrest was ordered.
General Chang Tso-Lsn, Manchu
leader. defeated by WI In the cam
paign just ended. is dismissed from his
, 1922-05-06

CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL FOR
CRIMINALS Believed TO EXIST
ON COAST, LESSON is. FOUND

Los Angeles, CAL, May 6.-WhetL
established here a correspondence schot
is a problem confronting the police with
Stone, said to be a graduate of the Uni
owner. an autOmobni
Stone when arrested. was seated In my he said
, 1922-05-06
MANuFACTURER DEAD.

CoATESVILLE. Pa. Msy &C
Sharples Worth, prominent iron and
steel manufacturer, died at his home
here Thursday. He was II years old.
, 1922-05-06
BALL SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE

At New York-14 innings) r. FL. Il.
Phila- 1000 002 900 o 90 10 /.
n. Y. 900 O0i 8iG 600 OI-s 10 0
Batteries-HubbelI and HenIine;
Douglas, CASTOR and Smith, Snyder. :
, 1922-05-06
THO Other Cabinet Ministers Deposed
and Arrested FOLLOWING Victory of
Liberal Army at Picking

PEKING, May Coy The Associated Press)-Sweep-
ing governmental changes followed today the success of Gen.
WI Pei-Fu in winning the military mastery at Picking.
President Hsu Shih-Chang issued a mandate dismissing
Premier Iiang Shih-Yi and ordering his arrest.
Finance Minister Chang Hu and Minister of Communica-
, 1922-05-06

Office OF mspectors gehefA OF Maft
churia-
Premier LANG Shfh-yI. who is now
in Tientsin where he has been on leave
for several months, is charged with
, 1922-05-06
Weather Forecast |,

Generally fair tonight md Sunday
except probably showers 4 extreme
west portions warmer in west portion
tonight and IN east portion Sunday.
, 1922-05-06
8 z MER
g UNDER ARREST

connivins with Chang rso-Lin to pro
mote civil
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MCMECHEN
atr1 Scouts Give Lawn Fseo

TIL. Girl Scouts OF McMechen VIII
civ. n lawn fcte on July -. Ih's aila't
y,n hs given a. the Midway on .\'"'h
s--so, in the evening between 'he hou'
or 40 o'clock ard II o'clock. The pro.
cocd. will be used for tho hencAt OF
~. Scouts and for equipment. Inc
Girls NJ this town have been very ac''Ne
IN .he,r ,roop and deserve the support
80 ~ ci,lzons who are Interested IN
,hetr children. as the purpose o! 'hs
,roo, "a for The benefit OF the girls
All are invited to attend.
Rods Ahead
From, the last reports or the three
different divisions NJ the members OF
,he Frs, NJ. f. church who are IN the
contest os that church for members. the
"Ecds" were ahead.
Tn. atm Of tho drive Is 10 get ""o
now members and AS there are over wv
now and the contest Will last un't the
nrS, Of September. they are sure 20 80
far over the tor
3. OF r.. T. Meet
The r Of L. T. met In ;AeIr hail on
Marshall street last evening where th'F
disposed O. the regular ror'ine husi'
ness OF the meeting. After the mee'-
Ing. a social hour was enjoyed ny the
members present. A goodly number or
members were present.
Boy Scouts Leave
Troop No. Of the Ror scouts OF mo
First VI. T. church will leave Sunday for
their weeks camping trip out-the-pik
Plans have been completed for this &C.
raslon for some time and the Scouts
are In high spirits over the prospects
Of the time they nre sure 20 have. The
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Ohio. spent Thursday with Mrs Ralph
Combs Of High street.
Miss Lillian Davis Of the Loomlller
company. is spending two weeks va
cation at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lemmer ana
Miss Margaret Council, OF East Liver
pool Ohio. motored to "eiiSpnrE Gu
ro.d.y and visited at tho home OF Mrs.
l .,rnmer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex.
NIcElroy of Main street. Miss Pauline
Walters returned homo with them after
,IsI, with her aunt Mrs. Lemmer'
Miss ConneU IS a niece OF Mrs. ~ Elise
man and Mss Carrie GelSthorpe OF
Main street
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. baroeT OF pee"
po.,o-, io,+ "Wednesday for few weeks
sciourn at Atlantic City.
Miss Pearl Cox. OF BuffAlo b'str'c'
WAS among the wensburg shoppers
Wednesday afternoon.
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Nav Trucks

tn. wellShurg Steam Laundry mas
purchased two new Ford ITN'HS from
tho Wellshurg Motor COMPANY.
N,es Reue Douglas and sister Miss
>tar. ~ Fowlerstown were shopping
IN wellsburg Thursday
Mrs, Clarence Mansfield Of Brilliant
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hold next Thursday evening IN tho
church.
I. o. o. r. Net
The I. o. O. +. lodge held us regu-
lar weekly business meeting in the l.
q, q. F, hall on Marshall street last
evening. The routine business OF the
meeting was disposed Of after which
a social hour was enjoyed.
Christian Service
In tho morning the Christian church
rIIl have Sunday school at $50 o'clock.
A. II o'clock there will be communion
service. and in the evening At i:5o
o'clock Christian Endeavor. There vii!
be no evening service owing to tho ao-
sence OF Rev. c. w. Fuller. who IS tax
Ing a short vacation.
McMochen Brtefs
Nrs Q W. Fuller OF McMechen street
returned homo yesterday after spend
lnR several days with her mother. Mrs
\ II Robinson. Of Moundsvtlle.
Margaretta Stewart has returned 10
Be,hany college after spending a short
time here visiting Miss Margaret sni'
dor
II. r. Perry OF Columbus was n ous'-
ness visitor IN town yesterday.
Chester W. Shields returned home last
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ChIIdren'S Slippers

Como In Tan. Black and Patent
One-Strap or Grecian Sandal s2'W
values. Sizes up to S.............
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Have You Piles?
Then You Have Something to
Learn.

Thousands who have piles have not
ieprned tina, quick and permanent relief
can only be accomplished with internal
medicine Neither cutting nor any
amour: Of treatment with ointments and
suopositories will remove the cause.
bad circulation causes piles. There
is a complete stagnation OF the blood
IN she lower bowel and weakening OF
the parts. DR.. J. s. Leonhardt was first
10 End the remedy. HIS prescription
IF-I-ROID is now sold by all drug
Sists. DR.. Leonhardt tried II In 1000
CO SEES with the marvellous record OF sue
cess in SO per cent. and then decided II
sho,ld be sold under a rigid money
back guarantee.
Dent waste any more time with out
side appfcat lions. Get package OF
HEM-ROID from c. II. Griest & Co.
today. It has given safe md lasting
relief 20 thousands and should do the
81 ne FOR you--it seldom falls.
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U, S. DISTRICT
=: AIIUnNEI HCnEi
NJ Brown and Assistant Attorney
Crimes Hero Yesterday For Short
Time on Business

United States District Attorney J. IL.
Brown. Of Parkersburg. and Assistant
United States District Attorney Crimes
of Kevscr, were in this city yesterday
for a short time comforting with local
officials.
Although tho nature Of tho visit OF
III, District Attorney and his assistant
could not be learned last evening local
officials offered the Information that
the business carried on by the men IN
this otty was strictly official.