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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-28
Convicted of Manslauehter.

Anoka. MIMI, Oct. 27.-Thomas A.
Boyd. 20. Anoka motor cab driver. was
convicted late today of first degree
+manslaughter. He was found guilty
by a district court jury at 5 80. after
seven hours deliberatiOn. of shooting
Frank Laferriere in cigar store Au-
gust Is. Boyd is alleged to have fired
the shot which killed Laferriere when
he became enragcd at jibes hurled at
him by hangers-on at the store. Boyd
is widower. Laferrierc was 40 and is
survived by. widow. Boyd is to be
sentenced Monday morning.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-28
Andrew freeman.

Andrew Freeman, Ga years old, died
at a local hospital at g 10 Thursday
night. He was native of Missouri
and had lived in San Antonio six
years. He is survived by his daugh-
ter, Miss Ethel Freeman Of Ash
land, Ore. The funeral will be held
from the chapel of the Riebe Under
taking company at 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. Rev. John Il. Hampton of
the Seventh Day Adventist church Of
ficiatifg. Intermept will be in the
San Jose cemetery.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-28
Mrs. Hattie NJ. Millard.

Mrs. Hattie NJ. Willard. 81 years
old. died at local hospital at s "A
Saturday night. She was a native of
Illinois and had lived in San Antonio
five months. residing at COS Avenue f.
She is survived by her husband. 7. C.
Willard of San Antonio: five daugh-
ters. Mrs. f. II. Campbell of Damon.
Tex: Mrs. ID. A. Kennedy of Corsi-
cana; Misses Ethel and Mabel. both of
San Antonio, and Ruby Willard of
Cameron. Tex; and three sons. p. T..
and T. b.. both of Mexico. and s. j.
Willard of Watkins. Tex. The body is
being held by Porter Loring, funeral
director. pending definite funeral ar
rangementS.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-28
Receiver Gets Oil COMPANIES.

GOrt Worth. Tex. Oct. 27.-Two oil
promotion companies. of which Sey-
mour +. J. Cox is president and man.
ager. were placed in the hands of re-
ceiver by order of Judge Hal s. Latti-
more Saturday. Cox is being tried in
Federal Court on n charge of useing
the mails to defraud in connection
with promotions of DR.. Frederick A.
Cook and others.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-28
Schnnl TO Give Festival.

Work on the part of the principal
teachers. mothers and children is ex
pected to result in the biggest and hes
event in the history OF Fannin School
when on Friday. November .. fal
festival will be held at the institution
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-28

from 3 to @ o'clock. "Mid-night Rev
els a pageant, will be presented by
the children of the school. They ha .
been carefully trained by the teachers
for several weeks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-28
Eczema on Feet.

One man says he had it over twenty
years and that one bottle Imperial
Eczema Remedy cured him. All drug
gists are authorized to refund Your
money if it .faik-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-28

f1agy l. McCcllum. Undertakers
Quick ambulance service. Crockett
l04. Lady assistant IL all hours
(Adv.)
, 1923-01-08

tingutshed. He called attention that
this was the first time a chancellor
Of the %excheuuer had left his countr
to participate in a mission of this
character.
The treasury secretary assured the
British Representatives that the Amer
lean commissioners wero no less
sensible than themselves to the virtual
necessity OF ~e1fecting a definite settle.
ment upon a basis entirely Just to
both, He added that the prompt pay.
ment by Great Britain of ono hundred
million dollars OF interest during the
past three months. pending a final
arrangement was to his mind con
elusive proof OF the right spirit Of
financial Integrity which he was proud
to say had always animated both OF
the two great English speaking
nations.
The British chancellor in his reply
approached tho problem in a broad
general way, declaring the settlement
would determine the material welfare
of the great mass Of wage In
Great Britain and the United States.
He submitted extensive statistics as
to financial conditions In Great
Britain and a study Of these figures
was begun Immediately by the Amer
lean. commission.
Tho text Of Mr.. Baldwin's address
in part follows:
ION behalf of the British delega.
ton / take this opportunity of ex-
pressing to the American government
and people our heartfelt appreciation
of the warmth and courtesy OF our
reception. a reception so character
istic Of h generous hospitality of
this great nation.
we have come with the express
intention OF repaying our debt and It
Is owing to the practical difficulties
Of making international payments
that we are about to consult with you
in order to accomplish the end which
we both have In view.
1--WE meet today under extraordin.
AIRY circumstances. We meet to settle
the largest single financial trapsac.
tion, I believe. between two friendly
nations, In tho history or tho world.
We are here 20 arrange tire terms
Of the payment OF tho British dcbtfto
, 1923-01-08
TERRIFIC GALE SWEEPS
FIRES CAUSE
GREAT LOSS IN DENVER

The storm. which came from the
western Rocky Mountains, swept
down upon southern wyoming and
northern Colorado late yesterday. un-
roofin ghouses and demo.ishinE nu-
roofing houses residences. No loss of
life was reported. Farmers lost heav.
lily in damage TO farm properties, IL
was reported.
Moving south. tho storm struck
Denver after Q o'clock last night and
continued It's errand OF destruction
Telegraph and telephone communion.
ton 10 points north OF here wa viz.
tualiy d~emoraiized. scores OF tele.
phone poles having boon blown down
in isolated districts.
A $4,000 volt tramway wirs war
blown down between here n Golden,
Colo. crossing 800 telephone wires
and burning them. Hundreds OF mo.
torists were held Up by police. wha
guarded all roads across which tht
I've wires yesr RuSwn
, 1923-01-08
z WITNESSES


BASTROP, La. Jan. S.-Twelve
witnesses. men who were held up by
the same black hooded band that kid
mapped Watt Daniel and Thomas Rich,
ards. others who found the bodies Of
the two men floating in Lake La
Tourche and several. tho purport of
whose testimony could not be ascer-
mined, VIII he called to the witness
stand at tomorrow's session Of the
open hearing investigation Of masked
band depredations in Morehouse par-
irh.
Two Of the witnesses to BE heard
when the hearing is resumed tomor
row, Sidney White and Nip Echol.
CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
, 1923-01-08

ton today to a digest of evidence IN
tended t o establish by scientific de
duction and physical exhibits. tia.
the two men were subjected to tx
IRENE cruelties before they were put
to death. State investigators con-
t,nued the assembling of evidence On
II IS expected a score or more
of men. members of the black hooded
band alleged to have been responsible
for the kidnapping and Staying, will
be placed On trial.
No announcement was made by At
torney General Coco previous to the
conference with his assistants today
as to the next move to be madeN or
how far presentation of testimony
would proceed before ANTICIPATED err
rests will be made.
that issuance of Warrants viii come
before the end Of this week.
A visit yesterday to Lake La
Fourche by pathologists. who exam
ined the bodies of the men. accom-
panied by a representative Of the at
torney general and department of JUS.
tee agents, gave rise to reports that
efforts would be made to drag the
lake in which the bodies were found
floating two weeks ago. However, It
was stated today that the trip to the
lake vas to obtain measurements ana
make observations as to the effect on
the shore OF a dynamite explosion set
Oft by unidentified persons. shortly
before the headless and maniled bodies
were discovered.
Testimony duplicating otherH as
members Of hooded bands who have
operated in this parish was expected
, 1923-01-08
WAR VETERAN
IS PARD0NED
BY GOVERNOR

CHEYENNE, wyo.. Jan. SIT
was revealed at the state capitol
today that one Of the last acts Of
Governor Carey before rellnquish.
ing cHIce last Monday was to sign
a pardon for c. w. Brooks. sen
tcncod to the penitentInry after =
sensational trial At Newcastle in
which he was convicted Of criminal
~ assaulting a young girl.
Brooks, who had STAYED on in
generation in the penItentiary for
than n year by legal fight
against the sentence Of the Weston
county court, had been mt the prison
only a brief period when his re
lease was affected by the executive
pardon. He h an aviator and n
veteran Of the World war.
, 1923-01-08

the United States. That debt was
contracted in a common cause.
at was the first contribution made
by the United States to save civiliza.
ton from being engulfed and free
people being brought under the de-
structive rule of n military autoc-
racy; It was followed by the contri-
button Of the man power OF the Unit
cd States. whose soldiers fought 30
calamity with ours and those OF our
allies for the same purpose.
Then we were enlisted in a COM
mon cause; we still have common
economic interests. The payment of
u debt to you involves much more
than the transfer of huge sums from
London to Washington. 1t must nj.
feet tho future well being OF both
countries, and on their prosperity de
Ponds to a large extent that OF the
entire world. The settlement we
mike here will determine the condi.
ton and material welfare OF the great
mass of wage in Great Brit
ain and. tho United States, their
wives and children. I do not. / be
lieve. exaggerate. ! state this as my
deliberate opinion after having given
h subject mature consideration.
THE payment Of our debt to you
will Impose upon us the necessity of
levylng heavy taxes to, meet those
payments. From the beginning of
the war we were tho heaviest taxed
nation in the world. We financed our
military operations to a reate de
gree than any other nation by making
the present generation pay. 1t is u
way to pay rs we 20 so far as we
cam from that fixed principle we
have no Intention now to depart. The
total annual per capita taxation in
Great Britain is today stiIl a
thar that OF amy other people. II
amounts to more than 500 per head
Of the population.
II invite you TO consider my views
as to what this means and how 1
fear II win affect your " wage
enrners no less than ours. Further
taxation would decrease the purchas-
ing power or the British working man
and tednce consumption OF
Gontinued on Page Four
, 1923-01-08
DANCER'SSUIT
IS DISMISSED
In HIGH COURT

AMSTERDAM. N. Y. Jan. s.-su-
preme Court Justice Borst today dis
missed she action Of Evan BuE=owes
Fontaine. dancer. against Cornelius
Vanderbilt Whitney, son of Harry
Payne whitney of New York to re-
cover 81. 900, 900 for breach OF promise.
He held that the testimony Of the
plaintiff was without credence and
that he did not believe there was ever
n promise of marriage or that
young Whitney was the father of her
child as alleged in the complaint.
, 1923-01-08
BULLET GRAZES
ONE PRINCIPAL
NPIsT0[ DUEL

A quarrel between Paul Romero.
Mexican. and a negro named Van
Porter last night on the Sand Bar
resulted In the need Of a new shirt
for Romero whose original was ripped
with the bullet which Van Porter
fired at him. 1t is said that Van
Porter fired five shots to enc of
Romero's. He ended the ARRAY by
using the butt OF his gun on the head
of the Mexican. No very serious
wound was inflicted h other shots
missing entirely. Both men are now
in the custody of the police.
, 1923-01-08
A
MAPPED BY FRENCH.

PARIS, Ian. g. Crhe Associated
rPresslETho meeting OF the repara
lions commission today to determine
whether Germany defaulteo in her
deliveries OF coal in 1922. found tho
French government going ahead with
Its plans for a coercive movement in
the Ruhr valley. The plans them
selves were stu tho property Of high
officials.
Louis Barthou. replying 90 Ger
many's objection lint the experts
might not reach Paris in time to APP
before today's session OF the
asserted that HI body
not obligated to near tho German
spokesman anyway. II was regarded
as certain that the experts. Herr
Walmischratte and Herr Lubsen
would arrive IN good time for the
meeting.
+. While II was generally understood
Continued on Page Four
, 1923-01-08
STATE CARPENTERS CONVENE IN
CASPER, OFFICERS OBE NAMED

Members Of the Carpenters union
in Casper. local No. 1864, will be host
for tho next two days to the state
council of carpenters, the annual
meeting OF which went into session
this morning at 10 o'clock. The prin-
cipal cities OF the state are repre-.
sented BY official delegates and dis
cussion Of topics Of Interest to the
artisans throughout Wyoming will be
the procedure today and tomorrow.
All meetings are being held at the
labor hall.
The program for today will include
the election Of ofricsru for the ensuing
, 1923-01-08

tDot tut IIIC UTCoIUEIIB
The speakership Of the house ap.
pears to lie between Perry w. Jen-
kins OF Sublette county n J.. d.
Noblitt Of Lincoln county. with the
former seeming to have the edge.
The candidates. of John A. Stevenson
Of Albany county, J.. c.. Underwood Of
Laramie county and w. p. Hardin Of
Fremont county nave attracted little
attention.
The contest for the presidency OF
the senate lies between Simon Skov-
gard of Big Horn county. A. D. KeI-
ley Of Laramie county and Arthur
, 1923-01-08

year. a reorganization of the local at
Riverton m other important matters.
The out-of-town delegates will 90 en-
tertained this evening with a lance
at the labor hall. to be followed by
refreshments.
The delegates for the Casper local
ore Bert Larson. b. s. Yohe and j. ].
Smith. Included in the visitors list
are William Mcmahon of Lander;
r. III strauss IND William Yost OF
Cheyenne; William L~angedorf OF
Laramie. A. w. Guthrie OF Rock
Springs; N. d. Hansen OF woriand;
James ID. Maher OF Green River and
H.. l.. Ressegule of Glenrock.
, 1923-01-08

to be developed during the next Few
days. The names OF three prominent
~AIorehonse citizens have already been
mentioned as participating in a mob
action early In August when Watt
Daniel was accosted but unframed.
j. L. Daniel testified Saturday that
his son told him he recognized from
beneath their hoods J.. X. SkIpworth,
exalted cyciops OF the Morehouse x.
X. X; DR.. b. NJ. McKoin. former
mayor OF Mer Rouge. and Laurie Cal
houn, a Morehouse deputy sheriff.
However. the Identity Of members
OF the August "a hooded band said TO
have been responsible or the kidnap.
ing and murder OF Daniel and RIqh.
ard have not been revealed in testi-
mony SC far.
Tho elder Daniel and w. C. An.
drews. both of whom said they wero
whipped by that mob. declared they
could not recognise any of Their as.
sailants. Andrews said he had been
asked many times since the incident
as to whom he suspected. When
asked by an attorney Saturday
whether lie had n one under sus.
picion he replied he had. He aid
he believed islansmen made up the
mob.
BASTRoP. La, Jan. s-State mill
tary forces on duty in Morehouse
parish were reduced today TO two
units-a cavnlry troop and a machine
gun detachmentSwtth the issuance
Of an order for Company A of the
| ~nfantry 10 entrafn for It's home n
Alexandria. Infantry Company G. of
Monroe was relieved from duty at
Mer Rouge late yesterday.
, 1923-01-08

Of 1921. enabled the Prairie COM
pany to declare recently its stock
Of 200 per cent. Mr.. Rountz
asserted. He added that the dIvI-
dend was the first such dividend
declared since the company was
organized in 1915 and took over the
pipe line properties OF the Prairie.
OIL Gas company. Cash dividends.
since 1918. he SID amounted to-
s41.o4o.o 900 or 153 per cent.
, 1923-01-08

want a fair business settlement. q
square deal, a settlement that will
secure for America The repayment to
tho last cent of those credits which
the United States government estab-
liHhed In America for US. their asso-
ciates in the war"
Mr.. Baldwin's address was in reply
to one of welcome by Secretary
Mellon. chairman Of the American
commission who expressed particular
appreciation of the courtesy OF the
British government in having desig-
mated as It's delegates men so dis
, 1923-01-08
PRAIRIE Pipe Line EARNINGS
TOTAL 2O,O0O,OO0 in YEAR.

WASHINGTON. Jan. g. Net
earnings of approximately 100000
900 by the Prairie Pipe Line com
pany In 1922 on a capitalization of
$4,000, 900 were shown in testimony
given at the senate oil Investigation
today by Clark H. KountE. of In
dependence. Kana.. vicespresidene.
These earnings. added 10 surplus
Of $ss, s5s. 900 on hand AT the end
, 1923-01-08

HvulIvHH' HcuVruInB TO generHI rcporta
reaching Denver early today.
Fire. famed by tho gale. wrought
terror in parts OF Denver during the
night and virtually every department
in tho city vas engaged in battling
more than a score Of blazes, Several.
, 1923-01-08
OCCUPATION Of
BIC INDUSTRIAL
CITY SCHEDULED
FOR THIS WEEK
Belgians to Assist in
Invasion Thursday Of
Great Steel Center Of
Germany, Paris Report
Germany, Paris Claims.

PARIS, Jan. Shy The Asso-
ciated Press.eIn n last effort to
save the Ruhr valley from French
seizure an attempt was made last
Friday TO arrange an interview in
Paris between Premier Polncare and
Hugo SHINES Mt which the head OF
the French government and the
chief Of the German capitalists
might make pence. Premier Poln-
care rejected the ofIer.
PARIS, Jan. S.-(By The
Associated Press. )-The oc-
cupation of Essen by a small
French force, accompanying
engineers and customs Off
GERS. is now slated for Thurs
day morning. it was stated on good
authority today.
Belgian and italian engineers and
technical experts viii the
French but only the Beigians, 1t is un-
derstood. Will contribute to the force
Of occupation,
, 1923-01-08

" -N~W""W UUE"II IITW INEto0 "
Ing approximately thirty per cent.
thus bringing the rites to below the
pre-war level. rasese reductions are
reported by the Flblic service com
miss.on as a result Of decreases the
company has had in the cost OF Its
iuel oil and other operating economies
which the company has been able to
accomplish, due to lower prices and
Increased business.
During the war period when fuel
, 1923-01-08

the commission found It necessary to
allow a moderately increased ratio to
cover these Items. This was done
with the understanding that the rates
would be reduced as o~ptrating costs
declined and the new schedules au-
thorized this morning provide rates
substantially lower than those In ef-
feet before the increase. The com.
mission states that these reductions
have been effected despite the very
, 1923-01-08

of Last Gent of Debt Is Promised america by Brit
1sh commission Here to Arrange Details for Refund
ing; United States Asks Interest

unn y a AS1 5NGS ~ jan -Gre Brittany wants fair business settlement her five bill
n opnar WI. debt to the untedS States on such terms as will produce the least possible
aance IN the trade relations of he two Countries Stanley Baldwin the British chanceL
Tor OF the excheque declared today N a N address before The Joint meeting of the British
American debtf funding commission.
w aren here to ask for avorso or tt impose generuItv"s said Mr. Ra1duin "ve
, 1923-01-08

K. Lee of Hot Springs county. with
Skovgard appearing to have tho ad-
vantage. II. s. ,Kisk of Goshen coun-
ty still is an active candidate.
No indication is visible OF an effort
to align the Democratic minority Of
, 1923-01-08
geSt Of Torture Evidence Marks Court HOLIDAY
Murder Hearing at Bastrop Given Rest
and Time Is Utilized to Surrey
Proof of Brutal Killings

BASTRoP, La, Jan. s.-With a lapse of a day in the open
court hearing in obs1 vance Of a state holiday, Attorney
General A. Y. Coco and his corps of assistants, directing the
states investigation in the kidnapping and staying of Watt
Daniels and Thomas Fletcher Richards and other masked
band depredations in Morehouse parish turned their atten-
, 1923-01-08

the house with farmer bloc" Repub-
iicans to control tho organization OF
thnt branch. The alienation Of seven
Republicans from the party caucus
agreement would be necessary to ac-
complish this.
, 1923-01-08
STATL ~LEGISLATURE
TUESDAY,:
LEADERS IN DOUBT
Republicans to Caucus Tonight on Selection of Presiding Off
GERS; Skovg0rd FAVORED for Senate President and
Perry Jenkins in Lead for House Speakership

CHEYENNE, Wyo,J an. ESPECIAL to he Tnbune)-Twentyfour hours befoet the
seveIeenth Wymngl legislature will "venea tnoonT Tuesday, md with virtually the entire
honof the president of the senaea and the speaker of the ouseh has not developed. The Re
publican maories of the w houses will caucus Monday night to- settle in part thu econ
lest for the nrinnc offices
, 1923-01-08
Windstornr Along Eastern Slope Reaches
Proportions of Tornado; Damage to.
PropertyIS Reported Heavy

DENVER, Color Jan. s.-Descending upon the eastern
slope OF the Rocky Mountain region early last night. a severe
wlndstorm, increasing in velocity from an abnormal rate of
80 miles an hour to between 65 and rs miles an hour. left
nearly a score of northern Colorado towns and in farming
, 1923-01-08
REFINERY MAN
UNDER.
FALLING WALL.

RAWLINs. Wyo., Jan. IA. w.
Ferris, IS. son Of William Ferris.
discoverer OF tho once famous
Ferrss-IIAggarty mIna, was instant
" killed at GreuviIIo. skx miles east
Of Rawllns. when . gale caused the
collapse Of . section Of > brick wall
It the Producers ana Reflners re
1nery. Two other wprkmen were
injured but not seriously.
Ferris was the third mcmber Of
his family to meet violent death IN
recent years. His father was killed
in n runaway accident and his
youngest brother accidentally shot
dead by another brother. The
victim OF Saturdays tragedy is sur
vived by . widow and two children.
, 1923-01-08
Public Serpice Commission Authorizes
Cut Averaging Oper 10 Per Cent to
Become Effective ,JanuaryI

CHEYENNE, Wyo, Jan. Especial to The Tribune)
Casper is to have cheaper electricity as a result of the pub
lie service commission this morning authorizing a new sched-
ue of rates for electric service furnished by Natrona Power
company and this reduction is the third which the electric
consumers of Casper have received during the last year--the
, 1923-01-08

General Manager e. t. Bacon Of
tho Natrona Power company this
afternoon confirmed the announce
ment carried in the above dispatch
with h supplementary statement
that tho reduction IN rates here would
average a little better than 10 per
cent. affecting all classes OF service.
These rates will become effective as
of JaGaary !, 1929. and Casper CON
Humers viii reap the benefit OF the
reduction IN bills Tor service this
month.
, 1923-01-08
IN ELECTRIC
RATES PUTS PRICE HERE
BELOW PRE-WAR LEVELS

heavy program OF improvements the
Natrona Bower company has becn
carrying out during the past fow
a to keep UP with tho rapid
growth OF Casper. Reports in the of
fice OF the public service commission
show expenditures by this company
on new equipment. additions and bet
eerments amounting td more than
two hundred thousand dollars during
the years 1921 and 1922 and tho COM
pany reports that appropriations have
been made for tho expenditure of Mt
least one hundred thousand dollars
moro during 1923.
, 1923-01-08
Weather Forecast

Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday; colder tonight.