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lister, was without instructions from
his government as to whether he
bhould protest.
M~onslguor Filippi's personal effects
were packed and arrangements have
been mado for HIS transportation TO
Laredo, Texas. IL wnH not known
whether government officials win &C.
company him from the country MS tx
the custom in $ OF expulsion.
The archbishop is alleged to have
OBLIGATED ut the laying of the orner
stone OF a religious monument. The
constitution forbidB the holding OF
open air religious services or process.
Bions and tho federal authorities have
interpreted last Thursdays service as
coming within tho meaning OF the
clause,
Mohsigno Filippi assorted there WA
mo violation OF ether tho spirit or
tho letter Of the law and that Inc cere-
mony was an outdoor service In no
sense Of the word
u merely blessed tho cornerstone
he said, land the entire ceremony
took less than twenty minutes"
, 1923-01-15
INSTABILITY IS
CAUSE OF HIGH
PRICES OF GOAL
Commission Adds in Report
Just Filed Labor Troubles
and Transportation.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Instabil-
ity in the bltuminous coal mining in
dustry is the fundamental cause OF
high prices and the fuel shortage
which has menaced the American
public repeatedly in recent years, the
United States Goa commission held
today, in a preliminary report of its
fact finding investigation laid before
congress.
Labor troubles, transportation DIFF.
ficulties and over development of the
industry in mine and man power to
a point where It is much larger thar
necessary to supply the demand for
its product-if operations were con-
tinuous-we-e all three assigned as
among primary causes for the condi.
ton. The exact bearing which these
have upon the existing situation. the
commission said. 1t Intended to study
In its further inquiry.
Regarding the possibility of another
general strike after April /, the re.
port said the commission ''has reason
to believe that an agreement will be
reached in the near future that will
yer any widespread cessation Of
mine operations In union fields on
April l."
The commission added that its
work in promoting industrial peace
by ascertaining and publishing reli,
able data on wages. earnings. EN-.
ployment volume. profits and costs
CONTINUED on Page Eighth
, 1923-01-15
.PRESBYTERIANS
SOLICIT
FUNDS

The building and finance commit.
tees OF the First Presbyterian church
met yesterday in conference with Mr..
r. s. Webb, architect. to consider fur.
Their the plans for the new church to
be erected this year at Eighth and
wolcott streets.
To meet all present needs and to
provide for reasonable future growth
OF the congregation. It was decided
that the equipment must include a
large auditorium, and ample Sunday
school accommodations consisting OF
class rooms for the older members of
the school. and large rooms for the
following departments: Beginners.
Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Senior
and Adult. The plans also will in
clude n gymnasium reading room.
kitchen. and other necessary con-
%veniences.
The erection OF the new building Ia
made necessary by the large and con-
tinued growth Of tho church and Sun
day school. In the past twenty-five
months nearly five hundred new mem
bers have been added to the church,
and the Sunday school has sometimes
reached nearly five hundred in attend
ance.
Tho finance committee consists OF
sixty or more members. divided into
six divisions, tile heads OF these dlvi-
sionB arc: j. L. 6cherck. Earl T. Pat
~terson. Fred Van Gordon. s. X. Glib
o n Chas. A. Fowler and j. c. Ross.
These committees VIII begin today to
wait upon the members and friends OF
the church soliciting funds.
Tho necessary mount for tho new
building hof been set ut $3.50 900. Pay
ments mny be extended over a period
of two years 10 suit tho convenience
of contributors. In tho absence of
Mr.. L. A, Rsed. chairman Of the
finance committee. the meeting yester.
day was presided over by the vice,
chairman. Mr.. Carl IL. Gompf.
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INDEPENDENT
OIL field NON
SAYS
No Competition. Senate Is
Told by President of Petro-
leum Marketers Assn.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-Enterlns
for the first time the independent
fled in tho oil bus ness. the senate oil
investigating committee today was
told by l.. w. Nicholas OF Omaha,
president of tho National Petroleum
Marketers' association, that there Ia
no real independence in the oil in
dustry.'
''Competit'o in h oil industry"
said Mr.. Nicholas, 'is dependent on
a type of transportation and a sys.
tenn of prices over which we inde.
pendetns. as distinguished from tho
Standard group. have no control. II
we start competition we go up against
q series Of reprisals that encourages
one against try ng the experiment
more than once"
, 1923-01-15
Witness CLAIMS
KLAN WAS GOING
TO PULL STUNT.

BA5TROP, La, Jan. 16.-Fred Car.
penter, sheriff of Morehouse parish,
denied today that any commissions
had been issued depunzing Captain ].
X. Skipwith, leader of the Ku Klux
Khan in Morehouse parish. or any
other men. to arrest Alonzo Braddock
farmer. who testified Saturday he
was seized at his home by Skipwith
and several other men, brought to
Bastrop and turned ove to Carpen-
ter.
Carpenter was called as the first
witness today in the open hearing in.
vestigation now in progress here in
the kidnapping and staying of Watt
Daniel and Thomas Richard and 9th.
or alleged depredations by masked
hooded bands.
Braddock testified that a party OF
men forced an entrance to his home.
They were not masked, he said.
Carpenter said no warrant had been
issued for Braddock's arrest
"The men then were acting on their
own authority?" tho sheriff was
asked.
Eyes. except that Captain Skpwitii
said he had found some stills and
asked me would l deputize him. I told
him go ahead and get the stills
Carpenter answered.
]. z. Inabnet testified to having re-
marked 1t was his opinion tho "Ku
Klux's bluff had been called" This.
he said. was made to a Mr.. Fleming.
Fleming said to me two weeks be.
fore the big kidnapping: Bluff nothing
you watch my word the Ku Klux
are going to pull off the biggest stunt
since they started operating In two
weeks the kidnapping was done. This
statement was made IN my store and
IN the presence of my wife"
do you know DR.. McKoin7"
Yes"
"Dou you remember q conversation
between you and the doctor in Mon.
roe after Daniel and Richard had dis
nppeared7"
eyes. we discussed tho disappear.
Rnce Of Daniel and Richard md. !
told him the people were saying the
Ku KIux did It. Ho told me You
people r talking too much for your
own good"
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SEVEN BELIEVED
DEAD IN TACOMA
100000 FIRE;
RUINS SEARCHED
Hotel Registers Destroyed
in Blaze; Several Per-
sons Thought to Have
Been Trapped.

TACOMA. Wash. Jan. 15.-Police
and firemen this morning began to
search the ruins OF a 500. 900 fire in
h business district in the belief that
from two to eve persons persisted.
The dead are believed to have beer
guests In two low priced hotels that
were consumed.
The fire, first discovered shortly
after midnight, destroyed three build.
ings which contained in their upper
stories the Empire hotel and the I'm.
perial hotel, each housing approx
mately 16 guests.
The hotel registers were destroyed
and a check up of the guests has
been impossible but firemen declare
that when tho buildings collapsed a
number of persons were trapped.
Ldeutenant w. w. Bradbury of the
fire department was injured in the
crash.
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C0MMITTEESI I'M
SENATE NAMED

CHEYENNE. wyo.. Jan. 1B.-The
standing Committees of the senate OF
the wyomin Legislature as tust
named follow.
.Judiciarv-I,ewis II. Brown. chair.
man: John Dillon, Louis Rabell Jr.,
Frank Il. Anderson. ]. q. Hartwell.
Finance. Expenditures. WAYS ana
Means-Stenhen II SIhlev. chairman.
H. s. Kirk I. w johnson Clarence
Gardner 4 a. Pearson
RovenueZw-w Daley. chairman.
AID Kerey. Lewis II. Brown. Fred
Burton. ,Jobn n !Iones
Edueation and Pnbnc 1ihrsr,es-
II s xiii irman, Arth,,- u InoI
s. A. Nelson. ROY II Cameron. Thee
lore wanerus'
Public RuIidipos and institutions
A D. Kelley cbajrmsr. Arthur y
Lee w. N. s,ear. Louia Kabeu .Jr
wnde TT Fou,lo,
Public Lands. I~rrIratior and Ar.
cultures. A. Nelson. chairman.
Clarence W. NJ smear Pny
II. Cameron .John r lone.
Stock RAISING and stock 1.av.-r
p. Meek. cba,rmnn: w. NJ snear
Frank O.. Horton. Row Fl Cameron
Wade II. fowler
county Afsa,ra and co,,ntv Round.
arIes-1obn wmon cbairn,ar. H..
n. Free. e. p. Meek " w naIav
n. A. Pearson.
C-orporatjons ana AT,ric,n,l 1.u
Louis KabeII Jr-. chaIrman. A n
KelIev Tbsodora yyz-a-n.
railroads and Transno-to.,o,-
Frank o.. Horton. h ,rman. /, evvi. II
, 1923-01-15
Ranger to Talk
To Grand Jury;

DALLAS. Texas, Jan. 15-Captaln
n. ID. Shumate, Texas ranger. who
has incustody Miss Naomi Boucher
and her brother Bernard and Horace,
held under charges In connection
with the murder last November Of
Grady Skipworth at Waco. was sum.
moned today to appear before the
Dallas county grand jury.
II was understood he wall take n
Dallas man with him before the in.
vostiEating body. Whether the sum.
mons was connected with tho Skip.
worth murder was not learned.
, 1923-01-15
DETECTOR'9 x
TRAPS 8 YOUTHS

BERKELEY. Cal, Jan. I5.-Eisht
youths, WIN police say, waEed n cam.
paign OF holdupH IN un~suspocting
spooners for Il period Of three months
Were under arrest here today.
An instrument known among po-
lice rs "the lie detactor" vas large
" instrumental IN trapping the
youths, who. police say. confessed to
many robberles,
"The lie detector," invented by -
BCTk,cy patrolmun, Is an instrument
, 1923-01-15
London Sees Advance in Occupation Zone
as EDen Graver Situation; Russia
Enters Formal Protest
ESSEN, Jan. lit was reported that French soldiers ar
irving at the town of Buer were greeted with a shower Of
stones. Nobody was hurt. meters north Of Essen.

BERLIN. Jan. 15.-By The Asso-
ciated Press.-In consequence of the
destruction OF two French pTacards in
the streets Of Essen, the French com
mander has ordered a German police
guard on the spot day Ind night. The
commander has given notice thai IL
the offense is repeated and negligence
by the police is proved. the police viii
be severely punished.
PARIS. Jan. 15.-By The AssocIa-
ted Press.EThe German government.
Continued from Page Eighty
, 1923-01-15
POlLUS ARE STONED:
EXCITEMENT RUNNING HIGH
Price Rise In
Midwest Crude
Is Announced


DENVER. Coo. Jan. 15.-The
Midwest Refining company today
announced a 10-cent increase in
the price OF crude oils in their
Wyoming fields. The increase fol.
lowed similar increase announced
by companies IN the m:d.eo tinent
field last Saturday.
Tho 10 cents per barrel increase
in the price of crude oil posted
this morning by Midwest Refining
has been met by the Ohio oil com.
pany and applies to all fields in
which it purchases oil in Wyom.
ing.
, 1923-01-15

lleVed 10 be the leader OF the band
was found last night in n private
garage near Seventeenth and Gipin
streets. in the fashionable Capitol HIM
residence district.
A gaping wound near the bandits
heart told the story. In his pocket
wal found n large calibre revolver,
while a high powered rifle and a
pump shotgun were found in the car,
The man, whose clothing and hands
bore evidence that he was not used
to manual labor. rented the garage
about n week before the mint robbery
occurred. When the tenant did not
pay his rent today. the owners and
Frank w. MCGEE, a plumber with n
shop nearby who had become sus-
piclous. investigated. The dead bandit
was found stretched out on the front
seat OF the car. He was frozen and
an overcoat had been thrown over
him.
Police believe the bandits hons
was in Chicago. The initials ct. f.
H." were found on a handkerchief in
his pocket. His necktie came from
Capper and Capper. Chicago, and his
tan shoes were bought in the retail
shop of Human and Son, Chicago. =
That tho dea man did not profit
much from the huge loot secured by
his confederates was indicated when
police found only one silver dollar,
three twenty-five cent pieces, 20
dimes and a Two cent piece ~ his
pocket. Eight shells to hit the re.
volver in the bandits pocket were
found in his coat Five mems caps.
from which the signatures OF h
makers a been torn were found in
the bandit car or nearby. The auto
mobile had been stolen from Brighton,
Colo, in October last.
The dead man was described as
being 80 years old, short and heavy
set.
The slain bandit came 10 his death
from the bullet wound just above his
heart, the examination conducted By
Deputy Coroner Thomas NJ. Hunter
early this morning disclosed.
CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-Daniel Gull
hane, who said he was n st. Louis.
Mo. gambler and otherwise was de-.
scribed as u member u ChicaEo's mil.
Continued from Page Eighth
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used to record the blood pressure OF
those charged with crime. The theory
is that rapidly changing human emo
tons when tho subject is telling a Ito
Will cause n decided change in the
pressure OF the blood.
The band. tho police sali. did their
first holdup rs a prank. The vic
tins, however. handed over their val
uah;ss without question, Then 1t ws-
police relate, that the youths found
tho nlnn so lucrative they decided to
make a practlcs Of holdups.
, 1923-01-15
VETERAN NEWSPAPER
MAN DIES AT SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Jan. 15.-Edwin
II, Clough veteran newspaper writer
associated for nearly forty years with
various papers of the Pacific coast,
died here yesterday.
Since 1912 Cough had been idcn.
tihed IN an editorial capacity with
tho San Diego Union and Evening
Tribune.
, 1923-01-15

DUEssELDoRF. Jan. 15.-Franco's
answer to the German mine owners
refusal TO deliver coal on n terms
was TO extend the zono of occupation.
originally intended TO cover only the
Buchum region. Tho new limo o..
published by Do ooutte's forces ia
from is to 20 kiiomoters further east.
ward. coming to tho odEc " tho great
Industrial city OF Dortmund.
Today's operation by tho French
encircles nil tho Huhr Industries Of
Hugo Shines, tho German industrial
leadnr.
Tho movement, with Bochum as its
center. involves an advance eastward
from ten 10 fifteen kilometers by the
French, The new French line to.
night, when the occupation a. com.
pleted, Will u from Hattingen. ten
kllometers southeast Of Essen. north.
east through ~Langendreer 20 Cnstrop
ending at Reoklinghausen, is kiio.
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lation OF the fedora constitution.
II was considered possible but not
probable, that diplomatic protests by
Catholic nations represented here
might bring modification of the order.
Al a late hour last night, Count
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"A reported who attempted to Gsls
the significance OF tho gift of flow
ers," the story said, was knocked
down by a male escort OF Miss Far.
rar.
with her father, Sidney Farrnr.
and other members OF the rarty she
then stepped into a limousine and
was driven away"
, 1923-01-15
ESCORT
K. O'S REPORTER

BOSTON, Jan, 15.-Gernldina Far.
rar carried a bunch Of roses sem to
her from New York with the s'best
wishes OF Lou TelleGen" when she
appeared today in a Lynn tbeater.
according TO a story published today
in the Boston Herald. Divorce pro.
ceodinEs brought by the Dri-la donna
against her husband Lou Tellogen.
are pending.
, 1923-01-15
HERRIN DEFENSE
RESTS IT'S CASE

MARION. ILL.,, Jan. 15.-(By The
Associated Press.GThe defense of the
trial of Ave men charged with the
murder OF Howard Hoffman, one OF
the victims Of the Herrin riots, rested
its case late this afternoon.
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DENVER, Colo, Jan: 15.-The daring bandit who stood
upon the running board of an automobile as the men who
robbed a federal reserve bank truck of 100000 in front of
the Denver mint on December 10, last, sped away amid a
rain of bullets from guards, paid with his life.
Deserted BY his pals, the body of the dead rnhher- he
, 1923-01-15
DENVER POLICE SAY POSITIVE
IDENTIFICATION SHOW LEADER
J.C. SLOAN mot KNOWN HERE
May Have Been Man Mixed Up With Illicit Liquor
Traffic and Driven From City Months Ago; Local
Police Have No Record Of Man, They Report

DENVER, Jan. l5.-The slain mint bandit was identified
late today as J. c. Sloan of Casper, Wyo, according to an
nouncement by Chief of Police H. Rugg Williams.
The chief said the identification had been made through
Persons living here who kneE Sloan. He added that the
police were checking to determine whether the slain man.
, 1923-01-15

BERLIN. Ian. 15.-By Tho Asso.
ciated Press,HRecordlng the arrival
Of the French at Bochum. the Lokal
Anzeiger says all work Immediately
ceased and excitement prevailed. The
communists. It adds. began distribut.
ing leaflets advocating war with
France and demanding the resigna,
ton of Chancellor cuno.
LONDON. Jan. 15.-By The Asso.
ciated Press.HTho rupture between
the Franco-Belgian commission OF
control in Essen and the German in.
d~ustrialists was complete. says a dis,
patch to the Evening News from
Essen today. Military penalties more
severe and extensive than those con.
templated yesterday are now being
put into effect. 1t adds. and tho ad.
vance into Germany has entered upon
an oven Eravcr stage.
, 1923-01-15

ulars. The Lithuanians, the mes
sases assert. are IN almost complete
possession,
COPENHAGEN. Jan, f5.-It IA re-
ported from hemel that tho insur
gent commander there has handed
the allied high commissioner a note
declaring tho insurgent action Is di.
rected exclusively against the Ger.
man government which is proving
itself intolerabls."
, 1923-01-15
CATHOLIC PRELATE READY TO
Leave MEXICO FOR BL ESSING
Cornerstone OUT OF DOORS
Authorities Interpret Action as Violation
0 LawF orbidding Religious Cere-
monies in Open Air

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 15.-(By The Associated Press)-
Monsignor Ernesto Fiippi, the apostolic delegate in Mexico.
was ready today to leave the country either tomorrow night
or Wednesday in compliance with President Obregon's order
expelling him for participating in an outdoor religious cere-
monY held last Thursdav at Cerro ell Cuhilite In alIeced Vic
, 1923-01-15

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 15.-The bandit who was found
lain in a garage in the exclusive Capitol Hill residence dis
triet last night was shot and instantly killed by one of the
gang which had robbed a federal reserve Bank truck in front
Of the mint of 100000, it was established at the coroner'a
autopsy held here today.
, 1923-01-15

who was believed to have led the
band which robbed the federal reserve
bank truck in front of the mint on
December is. last, hat servad a penI.
tertiary sentence.
Chief Williams declared that 9th.
That the slain Denver mint bandit,
who has been definitely identified as
]. C. Sloan of Casper. was mixed up
with a gang of Illicit liquor vendors
several months ago and driven from
the city. is a possibility according to n
local lawyer who was retained in the
Ease.
The Tribune was able to trace the
lawless trail Of the dend man through
Casper's underworld his afternoon,
although no one could give much in.
formation regarding him. A veil OF
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er arrests in connection with the rob
berry are expected to follow as a re-
suit of Information obtained through
Sloan's Identification. He said no
did not know Sloan's profession or
how long no had been in Denver be-
fore the robbery.
, 1923-01-15

BERLIN. Jan. 15.-By The Asso.
eiAted Press. EDlspatches to the
Loknl Anzeigtr. report heavy street
fighting in Memel, the Baltic area
recently invaded BY Lithuanian irreE.
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mystery seems to surround his hab-
its, He is said to have been a liquor
peddier. a gambler and a petty thief
while here.
This man was short, heavy set,
with brown hair. He was an expert
pool player and gambler and always
seemed TO have plenty Of money. He
would remain in Casper only n few
weeks at a time and never explained
where he had been or what he did for
a living. He was known in some
quarters as Harry Sloan and has not
been here for several months.
, 1923-01-15
M EME Is TAKEN
BY LITHUANEANS

LONDON. Jan. is.-tBy The Assoc
ciated Preas.STho L~ithuaniana have
occupied tho city OF Memel and diH.
armed tho French troops there. 40.
cording to a dispatch to the Central
News.
, 1923-01-15
Weather Forecast

Generally fair tonight and Tuesday
except probably snow In extreme
northwest portion. Not much change
In temperature
, 1923-01-15

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-Daniel Gull
hane, who said he was n st. Louis.
Mo. gambler and otherwise was de-
scribed as u member u ChicaEo's mil
Continued from Page Eighth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-10

rad1o stations TOT It's bearing, the ether became filled with messages speeding the rescue of passengers and crew of the freighter Cuba.
 Lost in an impenetrable fog and unable to establish land communica- ton, one by one. Uncle Sam's sea- wasps piled in the rocks which navigators thought were Is miles be- hind them.
 The wireless while saving one stricken ships human cargo, was in- nocently responsible for the loss of more United States naval ships at one time than has occurred in any battle ever fought by the American navy.
 The squadron's navigators were so familiar with the coastwise route, however, that their miscalculation of position when radio advices failed, might easily be laid to unusual cur rents which have been sweeping the southern California coast since the Japanese earthquake and tidal wave a week ago.
 Pile Up On Rocks.
 Unwarned of the fate of their sister in line In time to divert their fatal course, the seven vessels piled onto the deadly rocks. the young turning over on her side, imprison- ing within her holds some of her
 
 So fatal was the wound to the Delphi, the first ship to strike, that she soon broke into three pieces, a pitiful wreck of a once proud ship.
 The Delphi and the Young went to their fate almost alongside and now lie close inshore.
 Only a little farther out on the rocks which jut out into the ocean like a sword, lie the wrecks of the Lee and Nichols, while the other three crashed yet farther off shore.
 All the ill-fated boats appear to be a total loss. according to naval officers ashore here, who say an at tempt only will be made to salvage valuable apparatus. Loss to the government will approximate $12,- 500, 900.
 Of the squadron of IS destroyers that left San Francisco Saturday, II of these that escaped the perilous rocks, Sunday night were on their way to San Diego. Aboard were many survivors. Behind they left destroyer tenders and fishing boats plying about the wreckage in an ef- fort to recover bodies of the 1s sea-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-10

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-(By Asso- ciated Press )-Secretary Mellon's ap- proval for new designs for paper than a year. was announced today at the treasury department and many new bills of distinctive type and marking soon will be in circulation.
 The new designs at first will affect only United States notes, silver cer- tificates and federal reserve notes in denominations up to S100, with the exception of unpopular $2 notes, but it is hoped later to extend the new designs-amountin almost to a pro- gram of standardization-to national bank notes and ultimately to the rare gold certificates.
 Working to make the job of the counterfeiter less remunerative, treasury experts chose the method of standardizing designs, giving one denomination of all kinds ofacurrency one distinctive design for face and back, so that those persons into whose possession the money comes may recognize instantly If alteration has been attempted.
 To Honor Presideonts.
 The faces of the new bills will carry portraits of well-known fig ures in American history, mostly Presidents, and the best known faces have been chosen for the bills most used. The one dollar bill, for in- stance. will have Washington's DOT trait; the five. Lincoln's, and the ten, Jackson's. Cleveland's likeness will appear on the twenty dollar bills, while for the fifties and one hun dreds, the portraits of General Gran