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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-12
LOS RESPONSABLES

La question es de principles y no de
hornbres.
Es debido al sistena actual que nos
rige que Ell Presidente de los Estados
Unidos pueGie premiar los esfuerzos pc
lfticos personales de un stmigo Y
nombrarlo, como ha hecho con Reilly,
para ocupar ell palacio de Santa Cata-
lima. Es debido a ese mismo sistema
que el Presidenbe puede sostener, cctnio
esta sosteniendo, Rely en- Tllerto
Rico pesar de su falta de preparation
para Ell cargo que ocupa y pesar de
sus grandes imperdonables torpezas
Es debido a ese mismo sistema que el
gobernador Reilly pueda reposar tran
Guilo en- la fortaleza con la conviction
de cue ell Presi5ente 10 apoya y 10 apo
yara no SOLO por Ia razon fundamental
de que es su amigo particular, su corre-
Iigionario Y hasta su pariente politico,
sino porque en- Ell ejercicSo de su dis
erection como Presidente de los Esta
dos Unidos en- defensa de su propia
administration, cuyo prestigio hublera
quedado de otro modo comprometido,
ha tenido que sostenerlo contra viento
y marea hasta ahora, y tendra que con
tinuar apoyandolo indefnidamente
mientras no Sc presente una oportuni-
dad propicia para relevarlo sin des-
doro no solo de Rely sino de su propia
administrator.
A cualquiera Sc pe ocurre que 81, c.
diendo la preston del partido unionis
ia y a los ataqJtes que hace constante-
mente Ia prensa de ese partido Reilly,
ell Presidente Sc decidiera relevarlo,
esto Sc tomaria cdno I'm reconocimien
to por su parte, no solo de que Sc ha-
bfa equivocado al enviar Reilly q
Puerto Rico, sino que sosteniendolo en-
Ia Isla habia menoscabado ell prestigio
dc los Estadbs Unidos en- ELLA y en- el
exterior a virtud de las actuaciones
del mismo.
No Sc concibe como ell Presidente
podria relevar Rely Ten estas circuns
tancias, cuando todo ell mnndo COM
prende que dado ell giro de nuestra po
Utica las actitudes cue adostumbran
tomar nuestros po'iticos, el senior Bar
cello sus consajeros probablemente di
rian cue su politica habia triunfado,
(Continla en- la Ia. pag.)
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-12
CALOGEROPOULOS NO HA
QUERIDO FORMAR GABINETE

ATENAS, setiembre Liza trani
tacion de la crisis ministerial product
da por ell horroroso desastre de Es1nir
ma es Ten extrenio dificil Y laboriosa.
Las gesSiones y consultas realizadas
FOR ell rey Constantine no han dado
resultado satisfactorio. NJ. Calogero-
poulos, quien sostuvo esta mahana una
extensa conferencia con ell Soberano ma
nifesto despues de la salida de Pala-
clio que habia declinado la invitacio1
para formar gobierno.
Calogeropoulos manifesto que le ha-
bia indicado al Rey que la iinica per,
soma cue tiene probabilidaies para for
mar gobierno es 'el senior Gaunives.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-12
LAS CoLUMNAS LLEGARoN
A LA CIUDAD EN- LA MADRU
GADA DEL DOMINGO

Las dolumnas del ej6rcito turco lle-
garon el domingo a las cuatro de la
mafiana a los suburbios de Etnirna,
aguardando dos horas hasta que uega--
ron numerosos refuerzos. Entire tanto
mas de cincuenta aeroplanos, tripula-
CPS por aviadores turcos volaron sobre
Ia ciudad, dejando caer centenarss de
proclarnas en- las cuales Sc advertia a
los habitantes, que permanezcan en- cal
ma, puesto que ahora seran llamados
lescoger libremente la forma de 60
bierno que preferan. A las seis de la
mafana, cuando va habian sido redu
cidas al silencio las baterias fuertes
de La plaza, Sc movie hacia la ciudad
un poderoso ej6rcito dirigido por ell
corortel Mehmedzeki, ocupando en- Sc
guida la poblacion. Los ofciales grie
gos del gobierno tuvieron que abando-
mar sus puestos; pero los habitantes
de la ciudad permanecieron tranquilos
y hasta recibieron a los invasores COP
aclamaciones vitores.
FL coronel Mehmedzeki para no agr-
dizar el sentimiento plblico ha asegu
rado las auSoridades aliadas que Sc
ran respetadas las propiedades extran
5eras, asi como tambien todos los habi-
tantes de. la ciudad.
Una proclIna hecha plblica anoche
por las autoridades turcas declara que
la ocupaci6n de Esminna representa-
una victoria esplendente para los ej6r
citos turcos y la conSscuci6n del mas
hermoso de los ideales que desde hacs
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-12
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\ @~SSS
PARIS, setiembre 11.-Baio la rrs
sidencia del jefe Gel gobierno M. Poin-
care Sc reuni6 aver primera hora ell
Gabinete, asistiendo todos los Minis
tros. Ell senior Poincare di6 lectura
un despacho recibido de Adena en- Ell
cual Sc notifcaba la caida de Eanirna
y Ia rendicion de todo ell ej6rcito Grie
go. FL Presidente 6,el Gabinete no Qm
so formular su criterio acerca de la
impartancia militar estrat6gica de
Esmirna nj tampoco quiso hacer una
declaration sobre Ia actitud de Fran
cia irene al conficto greco-turco, sien
do Imuy probable que la haga pubhca
esta noche.
NJ Poincare entreg6 despu6s los
periodicos todos los informes y deta-
lies recibidos prop6sito de la rendi-
ci6n de Esmirna.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-12

torney General DaUgherty contra los
huelguistas ferroviarios. Ell sefor Dali
gherty ayudado por varios funciona-
rios juridfcos de su Departamento es-
ia presantado abundante cantidad de
documentos para mostrar la legalisad
del recurso.
I'm pdblico numeroso lleraba los sa-
lones del Tribunal.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-12
Ell HORROSO DESASTRE
DEL EJERCITO GRECO

La debacle del ej6rcito griego fre1a
re Esm1rna es pluy gave. Los tucos
ocupabn todo Ell material de guerra del
enemigo hicieron prisionero al ejer
cito griego que defendia la plaza.
La noticia Gle este desastre ha pro-
ducido en- Atenas terrible impression.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-12
LAS EXPORTACIONEs DE SUR
AMERICA

WASHINGTON, setiernbre 11.-Ee-
gin las estadisticas publicadas por Ell
Departantanto de Oomercio las tnporta
clones con la America del Sur han al
canzado la suma de veinte millones
novecientos sesenta v tres lmil dolares,
10 cual comparable con las exportacio
mes del afio tItimo indica un aumlento
de diez millones de ddlares.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-12
LOS MINEROS DE ANTEACI-
IA HAN RETORNADO AL
TRABAJO

wILKEsBARRE. setiembre H.
Mas de Glen mil cbreros, de las minas
de antrac1ta han retornado testa maia
na a sus labores, despu6s de un desca1
so Que duro ciento sesenta y tres dias.
Ell resto de los obreros realudara ell
trabajo Ia ssmana pr6xima.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-12
LA SENORA DEL .PRESIDEN.
TIE HARDING ESTA UN POGO
MEJOR

WASHINGTON, get1esnbre lin
forman de Casa Blanca qrs durante
las tilti,nas horas Sc ha registrado una
iigera meiorfa en- la epfermedad de la
senora del presidentc Harding.
Con est's MOTIVE ha sido pospuesta
la intervention quirdrjica.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-12
LAS TRoPAS REGULARES
EN- CABANK.

DUBLIN, setiembre 11.-Las tropas
regulares Sc han apoderado de Ca
bank, condado de Cork, despu6s de
una hgera batalla en- la que perecfe--
ron doscientos rebeldes.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-12
Ell vALoR DE LA MoNEDA
INGLESA Y ALEMANA.

LoNDRES., sstiembre 11.-Durante
ell dia de hoy las Iibras han ganado un
centimo los marcos siguen bajando.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-12
Ell, ATTORNEY DAUGHERTY
EN- CHICAGO

CHICAGO, setiembre Hoy ma
comenzado a verse en- la Corte Federal
el injunction presentaao por 'el at
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-12
FL GRAN TRIUNFO DE LOS TURCOS
EN- ESlVIIE}NA NO TIENE PARALELO
ALGUNO EN- LA HLSTORIA MILITAR
EEUTERO VENIZELOS DICE QUE LAS imp
Ell DELRIO DE PODER DEL REY SON LA CASA DEL DESSIRE

tanto tempo venia persiguiendo Ell pue
bio de Turquia: este les, la ocupaci6n
de Esmirna.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-12
JAspAR EN JBRUsELAs

BRUsELAs, setiembre IL Proce
dente de Paris ha negado aqui hoy el
miristro de Relaciones Exteriores, M.
Jaspar. -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-14
SHIPPERS FACE
HEAVY LOSSES
IN HAVANASALE
Millions Of Dollars
Worth of Merchandise
Held In Warehouses
Under Bond Are To Be
Sold At Auction Soon
TIC Pay Charges

Havana, Cuba, Feb. 14.-Custom
house officials have been instructed
by the treasury department to open
and appraise, preliminary to selling
at auction, unclaimed merchandise
received in Havana from foreign coun-
tries prior to the establishment six
teen months ago of bonded ware
houses and the resultant congestion
of the wharves.
This move is considered to be the
first step in the governments plan
to re-value and dispose of under the
hammer, millions of dollars worth of
goods placed in twenty officially des-
ignated bonded warehouses in the
winter of 1920 to secure approximate
ly $5,O00,00O of wharfage, warehouse
and customs duties.
Strenuous efforts have been made
by the shippers of merchandise it is
planned to dispose of at forced sale,
who are mostly Americans. to secure
further time in which to attempt 70
recover on their property when the
current reprieve granted by President
Zayas expires Feb. 2S.
With regard to these requests, ac-
cording to statement today by Jose
Rodriguez Acosta, under-secretary of
the treasury, the government cannot
see how either shippers or consignees
can better their POSITION through a
further stay of proceedings while
warehouse charges keep piling up and
the goods are deteriorating. Moreover
the under-secretary points out the par
ties interested still have time to with
draw their shipments, while the otter
of the government to shippers to al
low them to re-export their goods
without payment of import dulles
still stands.
Although it is estimated that Amer
lean shippers have forwarded to Cuba
goods with war time invoice value
of $80,000,000, 1t is freely predicted
that forced sale of the contents of
bonded warehouses will give neither
shippers nor consignees much after
customs and storage charges have
been liquidated since in addition to
the loss that will be suffered through
deterioration and a forced sale, It is
claimed that the value OF goods lost or
stolen win reach staggering total.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-14
FLEET PUTS OUT TO SEA
TO RESCUE LONE SAILOR

New York, Feb. IA score of
ships Of all kinds, from battered
tramp steamers of the seven seas to
graceful pleasure-freighted passenger
liners, we're leaving for ocean routes
today on a mission of mercy. They
were continuing the search for John
Birkner, "a, the sailor who was cast
adrift from the steamship Gaffney,
last Wednesday. 700 miles off shore
in an unfreQuen. ed part of the At
lantic
If Birkners frail craft is still afloat.
today's dawn marks the beginning of
his seventh day adrift on the waters,
The master of the Gaffney. Captain
Walter Breckwith, advised every
craft carrying wireless 10 seek the
drifting sailer.
Brickner was one of four sailors
ordered to lash a life boat in terrific
storm. when giant wave heeled over
the Gaffney. The lifeboat was swept
into the sea and Birkner with it. He
clambered into the boat but the Gaff-
ner was already TO far away to throw
him a line For sixteen hours. Cau-
tain Breckwith cruised about trying
to ge close enough to put line
aboard. But the. high seas frustrated
each attempt
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-14
DRAMATIC TALE
TOLD BY YOUTH
FATHERS DEATH

Tampa. Fla, Feb. 14-Ernest Met
calf, 13 years old, told a jury in cir
cult his version of the shooting of his
step-father. Henry Driggers, for which
four men are on trial for murder.
They are w. II. Young, his son Her
man, Granville Ellis and his son Hal
lie.
Metcalf said he was standing in the
doorway of the Driggers home when
the four defendants met his father on
the road. They were in a ;ruck and
he in wagon.
My father turned out to let the
truck pass. but it did not" the boy
testified. Instead it stopped in the
middle of he read and two of the men
drew guns. Granville Ellis ran to the
rear OF the wagon, grabbed my IA
theirs rifle and began beating him
over he head
My mother ran from the house and
my father hollered Bring me my pis-
toll ! ran back into the house and
secured it. Just before | reached Kim
/ saw Granville Ellis pick up a shot
gun and shoot my mother who vas
reaching for he lines to the horse.
When | turned to saw Herman
Young pick up the rifle and aim it at
my father. | heard the report and
saw my father walk about ten feet
and fall"
The trial is expected to continue in
to the middle of mex, week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-14
AWAITING WORD
SOLDIER BONUS
FROM PRESIDENT

Washington. Feb. 14-Members of
congress charged with the reporting
of soldier bonus legislation expected
20 receive from President Harding
today an expression Of his views as to
how the necessary funds should be
raised.
When the president conferred on
this question yesterday with Secre-
tary Mellon, it was supposed two pro-
posals resulting from some discus
sion of the subject had been presented
10 him for discussion. Republican
members of the House ways and
means committee have suggested a
program OF special taxes to raise the
necessary revenue, while Chairman
McCumber and Senator Smoot, OF
Utah. ranking Republican members of
the finance committee. have put for.
ward a plan under which short time
.reasury notes or bonds would be is
sued during the period of cash pay
ments. The two plans are understood
to have been placed before the presi-
dent following an attempt to thresh
the matter out in join. conference af.
ter the House subcommittee proposal
had been opposed by majority mem
bers Of the finance committee.
There was no indication today that
Secre airy Mellon, following his con.
ference with the president, had
changed his views with regard to the
issuing of notes or bonds as expressed
in his recent letter to Chairman Ford
ney, of the ways and means commit
tee. Congressional leaders on the
other hand said here appeared to be
growing opposition to the levying
of additional taxes at this time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-14
CONGRESS MUST
NOW DECIDE ON
FORD PROPOSAL

Washington, Feb. 14.-W. B. Mayo,
chief engineer and personal spokes-
man for Henry Ford, today notified
the House military committee, inves-
tiga ing the Ford offer for purchase
and lease of the Mussel Shoals gov
ernment-owned properties that Mr..
Ford had made the best offer he
could" The statement was accepted
by the committee as re-affirming Mr.
Mayo's declaration of yes -erday that
Mr.. Ford would not accept any mater
ial alteration in provisions of his pro-
posed plan and congress could accept
it as rendered or reject it without dis
appointing the Detroit manufacturer
The investigation was continued to-
day with. Mr.. Mayo as the principal
witness. facing a rapid fire of inter-
rogations by Representative Miller,
Republican, Of Washington, who said
he intended 10 show where the gov
ernment gets off, in the deal
"One item of considerable size"
Mr.. Miller said, will be the $1,600,000
interest charge in the two years re-
quired to complete dam No. 2 and
construct dam No. The 100000, 900
to be used for this work mus. be
raised by bonds. probably at per
cent interest. We cannot load the
tax payers by taking it from the treas
ury."
Mr.. Mayo said the dams could be
constructed within a two-year period.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-14
NATIONAL COAL MINING BOARD
TO REGULATE COAL INDUSTRY
IS PROPOSED in KENYON BILL

Washington, Feb. 14.-Establish-
ment OF federal Tribunal and code
Of laws for regulation of the coal in.
dustry was proposed in a bill in ro-
duced today by Senator Kenyon. Re-
publican, Iowa, chairman OF the SEN
ate labor committee which invas.igat-
ed the recent West Virginia cCal field
disorder/
The bill follows the line Of Mr. Ken
yon's recent report on the Wes Vir-
ginia situation and probably will be
his last before he retires to 20 on the
federal bench. Il would create ma
tional coal mining board" and provide
statutory rights for bo h labor and
capital in the coal industry. DEGREES
of the board would be enforced by
public opinion and their violation not
made punishable.
The board would be composed Of
nine members, three each represent
ing the employees, employers and the
public. All would be appointed by he
president, subject TO Senate confirma-
ticn. The labor group would be Sc
lected from six names presented by
the United Mine Workers OF America
Employer nomina ions would be made
by the National Coal Association and
the Anthraci Operators Association
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-14
NO NEW CLUES TODAY In
TAYLOR MURDER MYSTERY

Los Angeles, Feb. 14-No official
connected with the William Desmond
Taylor murder mystery would say to-
day that any actual progress had
been made toward it's solution.
The officers were at work and still
expressing determine ion to do their
best to find the slayer of the film di-
rector, but found themselves confront
ed with too many wild tips" they
said, and too few genuine clues.
Members of the police depar mont
still are firm in their belief that the
case never will be cleared up until
Edward F. Sands, the missing former
butler-secretary to Taylor, had been
found
All the shariff deputies still were
firm in their contention that Sands
had nothing to do with the case.
The air is full of rumors concern
ing mystery men" and mystery
women" and mystery witnesses" !"
drug peddlers," Jealousy motives" +"
and revenge theories" but back of
them all were the facts that Sands
had not been found; that the muir
derer had not been arrested. and that
the case was unsolved.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-14
MORE SWINDLE
SCHEMES SHOWN
IN FRESH RAIDS
Evidence Acculnulates
In Chicago That For
eigr Born Citizens
Have Been Defrauded
of Many Millio n s
Through Operations Of
Gang of Crooks

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Investfgation Of
the dealings of the Western Land
Operators Company, the third concern
raided by authorities within three
days and believed by them to have
swindled foreign-born citizens out Of
more than $1,500,000, was under way
here today by government agents.
Within three days, gigantic alleged
swindles totalling approximately Sc.
100000, according to estimates by o.
ficers, were disclosed with the arrest
Saturday of Raymond J. Bischoff ard
the arrests yesterday Of three EN-
ployes OF the Western Land Operators
Association and three employees of the
American Noyaculite Company.
Leslie Harrington, said by the po-
lice to be the moving spirit in the af-
fair of the American NovaculitI
company and the Charles Urnich and
Chas. Phillips, general manager and
president of the Western Land Op-
orators Company, are being sough by
the police.
The raid on the officers of th.
! Western Land Operators Compan.
was made last night upon the com
plaint Of Sidney Banes, attorney rep
resenting 300 creditors. The police
believed they had established con
nection between the working o
Bischoff and Harrington. and new
think that the Western Land Opera
tors Company was connected with thi
other two and that the three were op
Grating huge swindles jointly. Th'
investigators indicated today that thu
total loss as to the families who in
vested their savings in the companie!
may run much higher than the figure
f. now set as s6,5O0,000.
The raids and arrests followed the
hearing of Bischoff held before judge
Landis yesterday and in whicI
Bischoff admitted knowing Harring
ton and said he loaned Harrington
money on several occasions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-14
POWER COMPANY
HAS CHAMPION.
In MAI. BURNS
Says Government Has
No Right To Give Up
Any Leases To Henry
Ford Nor To Sell To
Him the Warrior River
Property

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE tight of
the government to give the Little
Warrior, Ala, power plant to Henry
Ford should congress direct accept.
ance of his offer for purchase and to-
lease the Mussel Shoals nitrate and
power projec s, was challenged by
Major J. H. Burns. chief of the am
munition division of the army's ordi-
nance department, in testimony today
before the House military committee.
The witness declared existing con-
tracts between the governmen. and
the Alabama Power Co.. made it i'm
possible in his judgment for the for
mer to sell the Warrior property to
Mr. Ford.
The obligations of the government
to the Alabama Power Company, Ma
jor Burns asserted in response 20 COM
mittee questions, made the Ford Of
fer an absolutely Impractical PROPOSE
tion. He said it was his firm convic-
tion that the power company should
be given an option to make the pur-
chase end. in the event purchase was
no. desired by the company, the gov
ernment would be obliged to remove
the plant from the grounds where it
is situated
81 think the government should not
violate its contract" the witness as
ser. ed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-14

Under the bill, employers and EN-
ployes would be required to make ev-
cry possible effort TO settle disputes
between themselves but in event of
failure would be required to submit
the con roversies to the board.
Decisions Of the board would re-
quire assent of u majoRty The board
members would receive annual sal
aries of 10000.
The coal mining code" detailed in
the bill was the recommendation of
Senator Kenyon and his report on the
West Virginia controversies. 1t CON
tains II principles" The first would
be 20 declare coal to be a public
necessity and its production and dis
tribution the public interest is pre-
dominant"
Others would declare for collective
bargaining, human standards in fixing
wages and working conditions, ade-
quate return for invested capital, a
siX-day standard working week on an
eight-hour basis, and would prohibit
employment of women or children un.
der l6 years of age. Other provisions
would prohibit interference with non
union men or with Union men seek
ing peaceably to organize.
The bill was referred to the Senate
labor cOmmi tee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-14
BRING FIGHTERS HOME

Washington, Feb. 14.-Plans nave
been completed for the repatricio2 CT
all Americans who enlisted in the
Spanish Foreign Legion for servic' in
Morocco and who have expresssd 4
desire to return to this country. The
men approximately eight in number
have been collected at Cadiz through
the efforts of the American vice con-
1ul there and will be escorted by him
10 CherE3urg, where they will embark
for New York on the steamship Amer
lea. sailing February %. Expenses
Of bringing the men to New York will
be borne by the American Red Cross.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-14
AIRPLANE DISASTER

Okeechobee, Fla, Feb. 14.-Cadet
Fowler, of Carlstrom Field, Arcadia,
was seriously and Spurgeon l.. Glenn
ents, business man of this city, prob.
ably fatally injured shortly before
noon today when an army airplane
piloted by Fowler and with Clements
as a passenger, crashed on the shore
of Lake Okeechobee here. Fowler was
injured internally and Clements in
addition to severe internal injuries
had both legs broken. Two planes
from Carlstrom Field on a cross coun-
try fligh. stopped here and Clements
was taken by Fowler for a short ride.
The cause of the crash has not been
determined but witnesses said the
plane attempted to rise and suddenly
dived. The machine was wrecked be-
yond repair.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-14
$4,000 DIAMOND THEFT

Tampa, Fla. Feb. 14.-Police today
were investigating the disappearance
of $4,000 worth Of diamonds from
the Tampa jewelry store of William
Hemple. Although no signs of en-
trance into the store have been dis
covered Mr.. Hemple tod the police
this morning that a bag containing
the diamonds had disappeared during
the night. He says the gems were the
property Of w. Alexander, New
York travelling man, who left them at
the store several days ago.