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Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
MANY SERIOUSLY
INJURED; HOUSES
ARE DEMOLISHED
Wide Swath Cut Through
Mississippi, Arkansas
and Oklahoma
NEW ORLEANS, La. March 4

NEW ORLEANS. La. March 4.
AT least % persons were killed
and many others were seriously
injured as result Of general
storms. at places reaching the pro-
portions of tornados. which visited
isolated sections of Louisiana.
Mississippi. Arkansas and Oklaho-
ma last night and early today. The
heaviest loss of life reported was
at Gowen. Okla. village fifteen
miles east of McAlester. where 2
persons were killed when a torna-
do swept thru the foreign section
of the village last night.
Many others were slightly injured.
Six negroes were killed when the
storm passed thru tho northeastern
section of Jefferson county and the
southeastern section OF Lonoke coun-
ty. Arkansas. carly today. The storm
in this section left n trail OF wrecked
buildings for twenty miles.
Al sulphur. okla. two persons wers
killed late yesterday and 10 others
were seriously injured. Property dam
age Is estimated Mt 100000. Fifty
buildings were completely demolished
and 200 people wcrc left homelcss.
Sunrise village two miles north of
Baton Rouge aud negro woman and
her child were killed. -Four others were
slightly injured there early today.
number seriously. when the storm
struck Corinth. Miss today. More than
$50 homes were icyclcd Tho storm
swept path more than 100 feet wide
razing every building in its path. \
school building in which were 900
children. barely escaped tho path Of the
storm. An aged negro was killed and
several negroes were slightly injured
and n score OF houses were destroyed
at Arkansas city. Ark. carly today.
Only mcagcr details arc available
from tho sections visited by tho storm
on account of tho damage to wire COM
municntion and II is feared tho death
toll will bc greatly increased when
moro informations In available. LiftIs
cnort has been made TO estimate the
property damage which. IN addition TO
destroyed homes and other building,
includes damage TO crops and destruc-
tion of livestock.
Tho storm was accompanied nv the
usual freaks the most outstanding OF
which was reported from Eenne;t.
Ark, where twelve days old infant
was blown from a bed OH which Il was
lying across tho yard wherc Its cloth
ing held It suspended to n plcke, fence
until the storm abatcd.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
GOLD MINERS REVOLT
PUT DOWN BY. TROOPS
Brakan Rcoccupied BY Gov
ernmcnt Forces And Situa-
tion Is In Hand

cAFETOwN, March ft-CRy The
Associated Prczs)-Thc Cape Argus
has received a dispatch from Fords-
burg saying the town surrendered
after scvcnty-fivc minutes of lombard
mcnt.
PRETORIA. South Africa. March IL.
-(By The Associated Prcss)-Good
progress has been made in supprcssing
the revolt. according to long official
communication issued today. Many
now points where loyal forces were
bcSiogcd have been relieved and great
numbers OF prisoners have been taken.
The polio" garrison at Brakpan. re-
occupied by the government forces,
had boon withou, food or water for
three DAYS. The railway in the Pre-
toria -Gerfniston area has been cleared.
Tho cncirciing movement Of the gov
eminent forces is complete and the
situation ip well in hand.
only certain portions of the central
area says the communi.
cation now require clearing.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15

Democratic and Republican votes.
within two-thirds of full senate
membership, but three less than
enough to upset the two thirds needed
for final ratification IL all senators
participate in this vote.
Leaders on both sides conceded, now
ever, that at best the division was but
a poor index to sentiment on the ques-
ton of ratification itself. The first OF
the two amendments acted upon was
offered by Senator Robinson, Demo
crat Of Arkansas, and provided that
the four powers should refrain from
aggression against nonsignatory as
well as signatory nations and that an
Interested nations whether signatories
to the treaty or not should be invited
to any conference over Pacihc con-
troversy. Tho proposal was lost 80 to
So.
Later a similar amendment. in dif-
ferent form, was presented by Senator
Walsh, Democrat OF Montana, ana
WAS voted down q to 80.
On both roll calls. four Republicans.
Rorah of Idaho. johnson of California:
France OF MARYLAND and LaFollette of
Wisconsin. voted In the affirmative
while an equal number OF Democrats,
Pomcrene of Ohio. Rnnsdell of Louis
lana, Underwood of Alabama and VIII
liama OF Mississippi. Joined the oppost-
ton.
In tho debate preceding the irst vote
nearly all the issues of the treaty fght
were revived and both Democrats and
Republican, -indulged in prophecies OF
what might happen II tho arms con-
ference treaties became an issue be-
tween the Republican and Democratic
parties. Senator Lenroot Republican of
Wisconsin. warned the Democratic side
Of tho chamber that should the four
power pact be defeated. President
Harding might withdraw the other
treaties from the senate and ask the
country for n verdict at the polls In
November.
BY Senator McCumbcr. Republican
OF North Dakota. also n supporter of
the treaty. tho president WAS invited
to say what had become of tho Re-
publican campaign pledge for 1920 for
an Association of nations" which
should embrace all tfe principal pow
ers Of the world.
Senator McCumbcr said smaller
association" had boon formed by tho
four power treaty. but argued that
Germany and Austria. among others
should be brought into similar COM
pact. because an incomplete combina- :
ton "only would be n trouble breeder y
He put into the record n plan OF his
own for such a world association g
Arguing for tho Robinson amend
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Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
JURY EX0NERATES MOELLAND IN Staying

"Nerce Jara came to his death on
the morning Of March Q. 1921. as a re-
sui. OF n eunshot wound inflicted by
Neii McClelland. while said lara was
attempting to hurelarize the place of
business of said McClelland. and said
shooting was without feloneous in
tent"
This Is what the coroners jury re-
turned as their verdict and signed the
,amc, following an Investigation of
the killing that occurred about 1:15
o'clock in the morning of March Q. at
the Mesa Battery and Tire shop. S51
South Union avenue, Pueblo. owned
by the McClelland Brothers.
.r had recently received lette-
from my father at birmingham,
Alabama" said McClelland on the
stand. ''in which he related having a
bad dream about me. 1t appeared TO
Nim that I was about TO meet with
serious trouble. He knew that I was
Sleeping in our place of business here
and warned me TO keep careful
watch for fear something serious might
happen to me"
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
continued as follows.

McClelland continued as follows.
Several times prior to this killing
AFFAIR was awakened by spct-iights
being thrown in on me thru window. !.
so l moved my cot made out of auto.
mobile seats SO that 1 could not be
seen where I lay, from the outside
The uight of this trouble I did not
stay down town late but came back
to tho shop after supper and went te
bed early; ] woke up about Il O'Clock
and again about l; the last time I
heard someone boring holes in the rear
door. Then I heard "A drifting or drag
ginH sound. I was covered up with
coats and blankets and my head was
not in sight from the window. and
soon 1 heard the window smashed. and
looking that way 1 saw man climb
ing In.
He had his body mostly inside and
pne foot on "a box inside under the
window, I took up the shot gun I
kept near me. and fired thru the Ford
car that was between me and -,
window. The man crumpled down over
tho window sill and l sprsng UP and
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
INCOME TAX HAS
LARGE SHR|NKAGE
Decrease Of $3OO,OOO,OOO
Due To Shrinkage and
Profits In Year

WASHINGTON. March It-Receipts
OF income and profits taxes. duo to-
morrow in tho opinion OF treasury Of
flcials. probably will show a decrease
o, more than 1900. .coo 900 as compared
with collections by the government
during March OF last year.
Secretary Mellon estimates that the
first installmen. OF taxes on incomes
and profits for 1871 will amount TO
$3.50, ,ooo. 900. as asains. moro than
E?7. OK. .coo taken in by the government,
last March. for tho corresponding in
s;ailment OF taxcs in the year 1890. E.-
Inmates for tho first quarter OF the
present year. Mr.. Mellon said today.
IL subject to some uncertainty because
OF tho shrinkagc of business and
profits during the calendar year 1921
Against tho 10000. 900 expected to-
morrow tho treasury has outstanding
about $3.50. 100000 in the treasury Sc
curitics Indebtedness. maturing March
If. but has also announced n new issue
os certificates OF the same date TO the
amount OF abou; 5?Jo. .oco. 900.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
BIG COAL STRIKE
NOW INEVITABLE
Labor Secretary and Union
Head Agree Nothing Will
Stop Walkout

WASHINGTON. March 14.-Secrs-
tary OF Labor Davis and John l..
Lewis. president OF tho United Mine
Workers, exchanged views today on
the threatening situation in the btu
minous coal industry and both were
IA i'd after the conference to be of the
opinion that n national strike in tho
union field was inevitable. Mr.. Lewis
assured Mr.. Davis again OF the willing
ness Of the miners union to open ncgo-
tiations for a new, national contract. n
proposition which mine operators are
refusing to entertain. Mr.. Lewis de-
clarcd the cessation of work in the
urion mines after April l was COM
Ing about automatically and asserted
that a bold commercial policy of the
operators for which the public must
pay was In part responsible"
III there Is no conference between
tho miners union and the operators
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
bULGER DEPL0RES
WAGE REDUCTIONS
Coal Mined For $l.lO; Sold
For $lO." Declares Mine
Union Head

DENVER. March b.-Reduction OF
waEcs OF coal miners at this ;lmc
would be unreasonable and unwarrant-
cd. James &. Bulgcr. president OF the
Colorado State Federation OF Labor.
told members OF district No. Is. United
Mine Workers OF America. at their
second biennial convention conveninE
here today. The public has been mis-
Loo as to the wages coal miners arc
receiving. They have been led to be-
licvc that the miners get tho fixed
wage continuously and they forget
that the miners work half time. or less,
h.' declared.
Rulgcr also said that tho operators
should bc Consistent and reduce the
price OF coal proportionatcly as tho
wages OF the miners are reduced. II.
declared that tho cost of coal at the
mine in Colorado will average about
81 10 n ton while the operators sell tho
sa mo coal at prices around $40.
Frank j. Hayes. former intcrna-
tional president Of the United Mine
Workers, and Rev. George :. Lakeland
OF the Grace Methodist Episcopal
church here. were others who addressed
tn. convention.
Morning and afternoon sessions were
taken up with reports OF Acting Prcsi-
dent Mike LiNoda. secretary Felix
fbElBnp anu anu aUP'lHA-
ment OF committees. Coal miners OF
Colorado have voted overwhelmingly
in favor of suspension OF work on
April !. Mike Livoda said in an sd-
dress at The opening OF the convention
this morning.
The heavy vote in favor OF ''suspcn-
sicu'' in Colorado, which Liyoda said
would approximate o. per cent. Will
not he officially announced here. the
fs.s
Irited Mine Workers headquarters at
iudiauappli-
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15

tomorrow or Thursday but said the
time OF calling the measure UP in the
house would not be fixed definitely un-
til after tho return hero OF Speaker
Gillett who Is in Florida with Prcsi-
dent Harding. Chairman Fordney said
he did not expect Speaker 9illett to
bring any message on the bonus bill
from tho president. and mat subject of
the conference with tho speaker would
be the question of calling up the bill
next Monday under a suspension of the
rules.
Some members OF the house. however.
expressed tho belief that Mr.. Giilctt
woudd be prepared to give tho presi-
dents views on the compromise bill.
Tho vote on tho measure was taken
today ten minutes after Secretary Mel
lon, Comptroller OF the Currency Cris-
singer and Gov. Harding OF tho fed
eral reserve board had boon requested
for two hours in open session as to tho
ideas OF the bank loan adjusted ccrti-
ficate plan.
Tho five members voting against .
favorable report were: Gardner of
Texas. Kitchin of North Carolina, and
Collier of Mississippi. Democrats. and
Treadway of Massachusetts and TIL
son OF Connecticut. Republicans. All
members OF the committee were pres
ent with the exception of Mr.. Kitchin
and Representative Chandler. Repub-
lican OF Oklahoma, whose votes were
cast by proxy.
Before the final vote the Committee
rejected. 10 to 3. AN amendment offer
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
CHOIR SINGER IS HELD.
AS 15.1|ME B|GAM|ST
Can Remember Names of Only
IL; Attributes Actions to
Nervousness

1NDIASAPoL1s, Ind. March IA
Some OF tho tangled threads in the
matrimonial ventures OF Isaiah Moore.
- years old. choir singer. church
worker and man Of many wives and
many aliases. who Is held in Jail hero
on charges OF biEamy and cmbezzlc-
ment. seemed in the way OF being un-
ravc!ed today with receipt OF reports
from cities bearing evidence concern
ing some OF his numerous marriages.
Moore Is said by police to have ad-
mitted he has at least fourteen or
fifteen wives scattered thruout the
country but he has been able to re-
member the names OF only eleven of
them. Tho story of his matrimonial
escapes has been verified in several
instances and police believe informa-
ton concerning tho others will be
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15

pushed the man out with the gun
barrel, he staggered back ton or =
dozen feet and fell. The other man
who was standing close to the win
dow when I shot. fed
DR.. J. NJ. FEEDER. who performed the
autopsy. told OF the No. S shot he took
from the body. having entered the left
breast over tho heart Tho charge had
cut out a section of the fifth rib and u
part OF the fourth and sixth. The low
er right ventriclc Of the heart was
torn away. and some OF tho shot
lodged in the liver.
Night Captain OF Police Jack Sin
clair told of the call about Ills in the
morning of March .. and OF what he
and the other officers found when ar
rivinE. together with the condition
OF the rear door with its many augur
holes and the bars torn and the gla Sc
broken In the side window. blood on
the window sill also position Of tho
body is fcet north of the window ly-
ing on its face.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
Giuriuh Declmes to
-iccept Gorernorship

ROME. March i3.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press)-SieldinR to the pressure
OF the Italian government. Giovanni
Giuriati has decided not to accept the
governorship of Ffume. In a final in
tarview today with Premier Facts and
Foreign Minister Schanzer, Signor
Giuriati was informed that Rltho the
F1ume question was Intimately IN
Nolvcd with Italian sentiment It also
must he regarded from thu Viewpoint
OF International policy and his ap-
pointmcnt by ncn-coustifu,ional
body. liko the Fiumc committee up
national defense was Illegal.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
TO RETURN
TO WASHINGTON FRIDAY
Harding Ends Cruise With Of
ficial Party Off Florida
Coast

PALM BEACH, Fla. March b.-(By
The Associated Press)-Presidcnt
and Mrs. Harding ended their house
boat cruise In Florida waters here to-
day. They expect to reach st. Angus
tine by train tomorrow and to depart
ment for Washington Friday. The
president played two rounds of golf
during the day and with Mrs. Harding
and other members of the party
lunched at the cottage OF Mr.. aud Mrs.
l.. Il. Mclean, their hosts.
Attorney General DauEherty re-
NAMED hero tonight but intends to Join
tho party in st. Augustine In time TO
accompany them to Washington. Nor
man Il. Mack, former chairman OF the
Deocratic National comittce called on
President Harding and tho attorney
general during their stay here
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
GRONNd Announces HIS
CANDIDACY FOR SENATE

LAkOTA. n. n. March IA ].
Cronna today announced that he ia u
candidate fUr I. 3 senator to succeed
Porter i NcCumher. whose iorm cx-
pircs March 4. next. Mir. Grunna rcp-
resented North pakot, in Ia" upper
house for l. years aud was defeated
at the 1920 primary hy pr T.. +. l.add
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
.PERSH|NG WARNS ]. S.
AGAINST ARMY SLASH
Safety OF National Defense
1mpcrilled BY Proposed Re
ductions, lie Says

WASHINGTON. March lt.-Housc
appropriation committee proposals to
cut the regular army to ii5.00v enlist
cd men and ii.0co officers. aroused
General Pershiug today to n renewed
declaration that the whole national dc
fcnse project put thru in 1890 would be
imperilied IL the slash recommended
was made by congress.
Success of that sound military policy
and system of national defense. he
said in u statement to the Associated
Press. depended upon adequate pro-
vision for the military establishment.
The fibre OF the rcgulsr army has
been thoroly tested General PcrshinE
said by the strains placed upon 1t not
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
$4,000 BEQUEATHED TO
NURSE AT SPRINGS

NEW YORK. March IA gift Of
$50 coo to Mary Louise clcHry. OF Camp
Stratton. Colorado Springs. Colo. de-
.cribed as my faithful nurse and
friend" was revealed today when the
will of Adolph Norden. who died in this
city. Feb. Q. was filed for probate.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
SENATE REJECTS Two TREATY
AMENDMENTS BY VOTES THAT
BORDER ON PARTY ALIGNMENT
Proposed Change In Pacific Pact By Senator Robinson
Loses By Vote of 80 to S.; Debate
Continues

WASHINGTON 1After another debate in which
al
the amendments to the
Pacific full
marshalcd
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15
COMMITTEE ORDERS FAVORABLE
REPORT ON THE SOLDIER BONUS

WASHINGTON Mar H. favorable the long controvered
soldiers bill today
q 10 Chairman Fordney submit his formal
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15

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WEATHER

Partly cloudy east, probably
snow or rain west portion
Wednesday and southwestern
portion Thursday.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15

Ell PASO, Texas. March 1%.-Policc
combei the city today seeking n clue
to the murderer OF Mrs. Louise Ttson,.
NJ. sgcd -, Dsc body Was FOUND
carly Last r bcsidc = street car
Iinc. with /. 4 lsoir in tho had.
No weapon was found. Police say evs.
dcncc refutcs = possibility Of saicisie.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15

RATTLE CREEK. Mich. Marcl, ~.
Lawrence Dunbar. IL years old lad
who confessed last wcrk to setting
several tl,catrrs and school houses
Rfirc here wa- sentenced today to
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-15

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-16
Italian Premier
Dissatisfied With
London Conference

Rome, Dec. 16 UBy A. Pat "A
cabinet meeting this afternoon, Pre-
mier Mussolini reported that the
London conference had been unsatis-
factory on account of insufficient
preparation. He declared he would
not attend the discussions when they
were resumed at Paris unless there
was suitable diplomatic preparation
beforehand. lie declared further
there must be no more going back on
decisions, as vacillation spelled fail
ure. The Italian plan was one which
in his opinion must eventually be fol-
lowed.
The plan which Mussolni present.
cd at the London conference was
published here today, and a note
worthy feature is that it contains
nothing about the United States. 1t
declares, however, that not even the
wealthy countries on both sides OF
the Atlantic will be able to escape the
grave effects of continuance of the
unsatisfactory postwar of the past
four years. 1t maintains that it will
be utterly iniquitous to ruin Italy,
France and Belgium for the sake Of
restoring Germany, and that in deal
ing with the reparations problem, the
inter-Allied Indebtedness cannot be
left aside.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-16
Two-Year Fugitive
Caught in Crook
Roundup at Lawrence

Lawrence, Mass, Dec. 1J.-Amede
Croteau, who has been free since his
escape from the Bridgewater House Of
Correction two years ago. lost his free
dom tonight because ne chose the
wrong time to come down from Can
ada to visit his wife, who lives here.
Three theatres in the city were rob-
bed last night, and today the police
raided number of lodging houses in
search of suspicious persons. Croteau.
who arrived this morning from the
north, was found in one house and
recognized. He jumped through win
dow, but a policeman overlook him.
Some years ago Croteau was arrest.
ed here on burglary charge. He es-
capped from the county jail where he
had been made trusty, was recap
tured and sent to Bridgewatcr. When
he got out Of the house of correction
the authorities heard Of him no more
until today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-16
Court Asks Light
On Irish Free States
Imprisonment O'Mara

New York, Dec. Is. CBy A. P)-
The Irish Free State was ordered by
Justice George V. Mulan in Supreme
Court today to show cause next Tues
day why the place of Imprisonment
OF. Stephen NJ. O'Mara, Irish Repub-
loan leader, should not be revealed
toi attorneys for O'Mara and canon
De Valera.
The order was granted on petition
OF Jonn f. Flnerty, of Washington,
ID. c., through Martin Conboy, his
New York representative, who seeks
to have commission take O'Mara' s
testimony in the s2,500,0OO Irish Re-
public bond suit which has been in
the New York courts for more than
year.
The papers alleged that O'Mara
was unlawfully detained in Ireland,
and it was feared he would be killed
or otherwise prevented from giving
testimony before the case could be
brought to trial.
This development Of affairs of the
Irish Free State in this country fol-
lowed the receipt today of a letter
by, Daniel ]. McGrath, who has been
handling the consular affairs of the
Free State since Joseph Connolly re-
signed November 26. warning him to
leave the country before December
26, or be shot at sight. 1t was signed
competent military authority
Mr.. Finerty went to court today on
receipt of reports that O'Mara, who
raised the s2.5O0,OoO by popular sub
scription in America during the
World War, was in the custody of
Free State authorities,