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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
BOY DESCRIBES
SUFFER|NGs IN
CONVICT CAMP
Flogged Because He
Couldn't Work Like
Negro, He Says.
FLESH ROTTED OFF
Tells of Alleged Brutalities
on Florida Senator's
Farm.

jacksonville. Fla, April 17.-Alleg
ing that he had been flogged by q
heavy belt while in the convict tur
pentine camp of State Senator 7. j
Knabb until his condition became SO
serious that he was removed by a
state prison inspector, Paul White,
17-year-old youth of Washington. u.
c., today had placed in the hands of
state authorities an affidavit setting
forth additional details of alleged mis-
treatment.
Among other things in his state
ment and affidavits. White said he
had been forced, while unable because
of lack of physical strength, to drag
a "scrape box from tree to tree
through the swamps, bays, branches,
Shiny creeks and through waist-deep
water"
He sets forth that he was beaten
the third day after he had been SEN
fenced to the camp on q vagrancy
charge, and almost every day there
after, because he could not do as much
work as the negroes.
" mite states III HIS dllludN4L IudI
he had often been forced to put on
wet clothing on arising, despite cold
mornings.
He said that he was beaten while
spraddled across a log. and that even
after his "hands and feet were about
rotted and l was so weak 1 could
hardly wobble around, he beat me
Just the same, knocked me and struck
me with his fist"
White charged in his document that
Senator Knabb sent for him some time
after the state prison inspector had
seen his condition at the camp and
that he went to Knabb's home. where
he was kept. he asserted, in the hope
that he would flee before his condi-
fion could be noted
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17

South Carolina Eddie with just a
piece of soap got from the kitchen. :"
declared johnson. ave put the body
in storehouse and the next morning
$40 coffin came from Perry. Cap
tain Higginbotham gave me a white
shirt. and Captain Shivers gave me
collar TO put on the body. Later
Captain Higginbotham brought me a
coat and a pair of convict pants be-
longing to n negro from Montreal,
who escaped, and we put them on
the corpse.
Eddie and myself put the coffin
in a wagon" continued the witness,
land drove over TO near Clara, where
two old negroes had dug a grave.
They told us they had dug five feet
and struck water. | looked into the
hole and it was about half full. We
put the box down in the grave and
all of it went under water.
Father Cries Over Boy.
"Therc was nobody else there but
US. Later | told the people living
near the grave about burying n man
down by the Sapllng. Mrs. Mills. the
postmistreSs at Clara, knows where
the grave is.
when we got back to the camp.
Captain Higginbotham was gone" the
former convict said.
johnson declared that only two
men were able TO obtain their free
dom by paying their fines after they !
were confined in the camp during his |
seventeen months there.
Zone 1J-year-old boy" he said. who |
lives in Flint, Mich, was so badly |
beaten that he was in n bad condi-
ton. / was a trusty and acted as
mailman. j told the little fellow to
write home and l would slip the LETT
ter out. l mailed n letter 10 his
father, who came down from Michi-
gan in an automobile He found his
BOY kneeling on the floor attempting
10 cat. He could not stand up or
ay down. he had been licked so often.
His father just broke down and cried
md pretty soon he got his boy out"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
Methodist Spring Revival.
Georgetown, Tex, April Il

TINT -fPIH Is'-INt
spring revival at the First Methodist
Church in this city opened Sunday
morning. The pastor. Rev. L. Il.
Williams. will be assisted BY DR..
Percy r. Knicksrbocker,@ of Paris.
Texas, who will do the preaching and
Prof. d. Davidson, who will conduct
the music. The revival is held for
me entire city and the student body
or southwestern University. Two
services a day will be held during
the two-week campaign.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17

OF duty of the officers now occupying
details as heads of bureaus and chiefs
of the fleet divisions.
No announcement was made as to
what post Admiral Hilary p. Jones,
present commander of the combined
fleet, would be assigned. although i;
is understood he will go TO the gen.
eral board.
The vacancies at tie Boston and
Norfolk navy yards. accustomed by the
transfers, will be filled later.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17

Emma Mason. Boston's only woman
messenger. She's 81. but she keeps
on the go winter and summer, wear
ing out six pairs of shoes year.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
ISOLATION OF RUHR
BLOW TO HOLLAND
Several Hundred Rotterdam Dock
Workers Dismissed While
Business Slumps.
by LEOPOLD ALETRINO.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1923.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1873.
AMSTERDAM, January Is. The
economic effects of the crisis in the
Ruhr region are perceptible In Hol-
land. The lack Of confidence Of Dutch
business men in the success OF the
French occupation is clearly demon :
strated by the fall in the value OF the
franc At first there was a CLEAN or
hope that the German boycott at Ant
werp would be advantageous to Rot
terdam, but the complete isolation of
the Ruhr region means serious blow
TO the Rotterdam transit trade. II
has already resulted in the dismissal
of several hundred Rotterdam dock
workers.
Moreover, the canceling of a large
number of German ore orders is con-
sidered here as the beginning OF a
series Of similar acts by the Germans.
1t is expected, however. that the Ruhr
movement will help the Rotterdam
harbor, as France is responsible Tor
furnishing the isolated Ruhr popula
tion with foodstuffs and other sup
plies. Gen. Payot, chief of communi-
cations with the occupation troops, in
tends to use Rotterdam harbor in ad
dition to Antwerp for the transporta-
tion of food and supplies for the oc-
cupied zone.
Paralysis of German trade and the
elimination of Germany from the
world markets. which is the aim OF
France, are considered here as disas-
trous to Dutch commercial life.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
French Determined to Force
Complete Submission in RJtl,1'
NOU Convinced There viii Be No Outside
Interference, High Councils See Easing
Situation as Soon as TeutO1s Buckle.

reality it is the reafIirmation OF the
treaty of Versailles. just as the Sec
ond treaty OF Paris, in 1918. after
Waterloo, was the solemn and final
conservation of the first treaty of
Paris and of Napoleon's defeat. The
French are convinced that without
the occupation of the Ruhr area Ger
many would never have executed the
peace treaty, while by means of this
occupation it's execution can be en-
forced.
They are convinced that all eco
romic arrangements for reparations
payments will be futile as long as
the problem raised by Germany's i'll
will remains unsolved. They believe
that they are now repairing the great
fault OF the srmistice. which consist
ed of leaving Germanys key territory
outside the zone of occupation, and
are determined not to withdraw un-
III Germanys complete and guaran-
: teed submission is secured No for
'eign intervention. even if accompanied
by fall in French exchange, can
shake this determination"
Strike Not Expected.
a general strike, whether of miners
ror railway men. is no longer anticipated
UT is believed that the workers will ex
press their patriotic emotions rather by
IS abotage and soldering"
owing to the fall of the franc on the
cost or living. French opinion has be-
gun to exhibit signs Of nervousness.
The murder of a royalist editor Monday
oy woman anarchist. presumably be-
longing to the gang which recently tried
TO explode bomb in Ambassador Her
rick apartment, has no immediate Do
1 iltlcal significance. but has led to q
rev small clashes between royalists
and communist extremists and is per
maps d sign Of increasing nervous
/. tension.
French radicals and liberals exclu-
, SlVe OF the communists whose
strength in the chamber OF deputies
IS about 20 per cent OF the total rep
presentation. show increasing evil
I'dences OF a desire to unite their
scattered factions 50 as 10 oppose a
solid left block" to the conserya
tive national block in the elections
due year hence. The radicals un
der Paul Painleve and Edouard
Herriot are theoretically opposed to
the occupation of the Ruhr and
would have preferred that France
/ should seek settlement of the
reparauons problem through the
i league OF nations or American medi-
! alton. However. the bulk of the
french people Seem to support the
governments policy. The prevalent
opinion in French inner circles is
that the French people will stand
nrmly with the government for the
purpose of breaking the German
I resistance.
Evening star., 1923-01-25

The Kentucky Female Orphan
School in Louisville. founded seventy
five years ago. is said to be the old
est Protestant orphan school for
iris In the United States
Evening star., 1923-01-25
RUR OFFICIALS TAKEN
TO UNKNOWN PLACE
Two Removed From Mayence After
Notice They Would Be
Expelled.

BERLIN. January 25.-Dr. scblutius
president OF the state finance depart
ment- and DIR. Won Raiffeisen, president
of the state mines administration. have
been removed from Mayence to an un-
known destination by ten members of
the criminal police, a Mayence message
says. They had previously been in
formed that they were to be expelled
from the occupied area. They were SEN
fenced by a French court-martial yes
terday to serve year in prison. but
these penalties were suspended
Evening star., 1923-01-25
PROFITS OF "AMAROC"
LOST IN MARKS FALL
Newspaper Of Forces on Rhine
Spells "3o," But Will Be Pub
lished on Transport.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
COBLENZ. January 25.-The Amaroc
News, the newspaper of the American
forces In Germany, went out of exis-
tence yesterday. 1t will published,
however, on board the transport St
Mihiel during the voyage of the
homeward bound troops across the
Atlantic, with its last appearance the
day the transport docks at Hoboken.
This mornings principal editorial
bore the caption 80" the telegra-
piers code for Good Night" in bold
face black ffgurers. The editorial
was a review of the past and an
expression of thanks to the staff of
men who had helped for so long to
produce the newspaper.
The editor, Capt. B. B. Mcmahon.
SAID the paper would have proved a
financial success, but that somebody
two years ago bought German marks
with the 100000 II had on hand, and
these marks are now worth only $50.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
UNION DEMANDS BRITAIN
RECALL RHINE TROOPS

LONDON, January 25.-The execu
tive committee of the Associated So
ctety OF Locomotive Engineers and
Firemen passed A resolution today
calling upon the British government
to withdraw the British troops from
the Rhine. The resolution added:
"It is in the interests OF the work
ers and humanity that every effort
be made to prevent the French or
other militarist systems from plung-
ing Europe into further war"
Evening star., 1923-01-25
SEEK WOLF PACT.
Granville. Mich, Men Organize to
Wipe Them Out.

MILWAUKEE January 25-Wolves
are preying on farms and terrorizing
the village of Granville. a short dis
tance north of Milwaukee
A horse and dog have been killed by
the marauders from the north al
most at the edge of the village and
so many persons have reported seeing
wolves that women on outlying farms
are living In fear Of visit from the
pack. The whole community was In
a turmoil yesterday with nearly every
able bodied man carrying a gun, and
about forty or fifty men with dogs.
shotgun and rifles set out to hunt
down "the varmints." Villagers de-
clare there must be eight or ten
wolves in the pack.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
FIRE LOSS, $3OO,OOO.

NEW ORLEANS, January 25.-A
row of four three story brick build
inGs in the retail commercial district
of Baronne street near Canal were
practically destroyed by fire early
today. Preliminary estimates by Are
authorities placed the loss at 5000. 600.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
INVITE DR.. CUMMING.
League of Nations Health Commit
tee Would Consult Him.

GENEVA. January 25.-The hygiene
committee of the league of nations
has decided to invite oficiaIly DR..
Hugh s. Cumming. head OF the United
States public health department, to
sit with the committee in a consulting
capacity. 1t is understood that DR..
Cumming has expressed a disposition
to accept such an invitation.
Evening star., 1923-01-25

trustee for enemy property with the
Franco Belgian authorities.
A dispatch from Munich asserts that
the Bavarian officials compelled the ho-
tel manager to permit the Franco Bel
gian control commissioners to retain
their quarters and sent a detail Of DO
lice to conduct the commissioners back
to their rooms.
Evening star., 1923-01-25

The largest single trade union in
the world has resulted from the
amalgamation of the National Union
OF General Workers, the National
Anal gamated Union Of Labor and the
Municipal Employees Association in
Great Britain.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
FRENCH TAKE OVER POLICE.
Y the .Associa ted Press.


MAYENCE, January 25. Gen.
Mareschal. commanding the French
post here today issued a proclamation
declaring that henceforth all local
German police would be under the au-
thority of the French military. This
taken because the authorities failed
to make any effort to repress the
demonstration yesterday that fol-
lowed the conviction of the German
mine directors
Gen. Mareschal informed the popu-
lation of Mayence that he was de-
termined to keep order at all costs
and that the French troops had re-
ceived orders to use their weapons to
put down any attempts to disturb
order.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
CLEARING HOUSE WORK
STOPPED BY GERMANY
New Repr!sals Mark Berlin's Is
Passive Resistance to
French.

BERLIN, January 25.--As a result of
the Ruhr invasion, it is semi officially
stated that the German government has
stopped intercourse between the Ger
man clearing house and the German
Evening star., 1923-01-25
ORDERED NOT TO YIELD.
Palatinate officials Get Instruc-
tions From Berlin.

BERLIN. January 25.-The Bavarian
minister Of finance has instructed the
officials handling the finances of the
forestry service In the Palatinate not
to obey the orders Of the authorities
of occupation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-23
ATTACK is MENACE
TO CONSTITUTION
Nathan w. MacChesney Sees Serious
Menace to Future of Nation
in Latest Agitations.

Minneapolis, Minn.-If the present
agitation to amend the constitution
of the United States to deprive or
limit the power of the supreme court
to declare legislation unconstitutional,
the very foundation of the republic
would be undermined, declared Nathan
w. MacChesney of Chicago, president
of the national conference of uniform
laws in an address today.
Uniform state laws for settlement
of industrial disputes; uniform ar
bitration, blue sky and real and chat
tel property acts and the, federal pri-
mary law will be some of the matters
to come before the conference. for
commentator to the bar association.
In his annual address before the
conference today, Mr.. MaeCnesney re-
viewed at length the work of the or
ganizatien's various committees dur
ing the past year and then turned
to discussing state and national gov
ernments and demands for changes.
There is constant complaint said
Mr.. MacChesney, "about the loading
up of our federal government with
activities that properly belong with
the states and continued centraliza-
tion which spells bureaucracy. Most
thoughtful men recognize that the
continued creation of huge admins
trative machinery at Washington to
administer activities which can really
be done effectively only by local gov
ernments, is wrong in principle, but
few are devoting themselves to a
strnptiSn QHarf RI ohxriafo fba
necessity for Capitalization.
"The people demand efficiency, and
If the movement is to be changed an
effective substitute must be found for
unifcation through the enactment of
federal laws. Such substitute is
really at hand in many fields in the
drafting and enactment of uniform
state statutes"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-23
iBy Associated Press Leased wire)

Nice - Five American tourists and
one Frenchman were killed and tif-
teen persons injured, some perhaps
fatally when sightseeing motor bus
crashed through parapet on the
mountain road between Nice and Evil
an yesterday, plunging over loo-1oot
precipice into the river Var.
The American tourists, led by Prof.
Russell B. Miller of Ohio Wesleyan
university, stopped for luncheon in
the village of Guilleumes, high in the
French Alps and on leaving for Brian
con. made room for Jean Paul of Nice,
who wanted a lift to Barcellonette.
Paul escaped with slight injuries, The
car, he says, proceeded at normal
speed over the dangerous roads along
the left bank of the river Var, rang
ing from 200 to 900 feet above the
level of the river bed.
About 21a miles south of Guillaumes
the road crosses one of the small tor
rents common in the vicinity The
bridge over this stream is reached by
a hair-pin turn down the side of the
mountain. the road in its incline drop
ping 100 feet in less than 1000 yards,
The car gathered speed descending
the hill, the chauffeur, according to
Paul, apparently losing control as the
brakes did not respond. He negotiat-
cd the bridge safely but was unable to
take a sharp turn at the opposite end
the car crashing into aparapet and
going over at full speed.
The Americans in the party were
residents Of eastern states.
The passengers who were killed out
right were crushed under the heavy
vehicle.
Insensible only momentarily, Paul
dragged himself to the parapet and
gave one look into chasm.
81 never saw and l never expect to
see more terrifying scene," he told
friends today" and have been
through four years of war.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-23

Plans for the organization Of police
departments in each Of the eight
townships in Kenosha county, for the
purpose of relieving the pressure on
the sheriff's force, have been perfect
ed by Frank s. Symmonds, district
attorney. He announced today that
he is now ready to discuss these plans
with the chairmen of the various
townships.
While the population of the county
has been growing, there have been no
additional men assigned to the sher-
ifs force, with the exception of the
motorcycle deputies. whose duty it rs
to police the roads, the district at
torney pointed out
Sheriff's Dept. Undermined.
"The sheriff's force is sadly under
manned" Mr.. Symmonds said. de-
spite the steady growth of the popu-
lation of the county there have been
no additional men granted to this de-
partment to care for the policing of
the county. In addition to serving
papers in civil matters, this small
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-23
PLAN FOR EIGHT MORE
COUNTY POLICE FORCES
Plan Devised by the District Attorney to Re-
lieve the Present Overload on the
Sheriff's Department
SYMMONDS TO ADVISE TOWN HEADS
Under State Law Town Boards May be Granted Pow
ers of Incorporated Villages and APP
point Own Departments.

force is supposed to be able to care
for all the criminal work which
arises. s
''This constantly growing burden
can be met by the village boards.
have given the law on this matter
careful study and find that it is pos
sible for them to appoint their own
police departments.
Complaints Becoming Numerous.
Complaints of the violations of the
law are becoming more numerous ey-
cry day from people living in these
outlying sections. This is due large
ly to the growth of the population,
and the fact that the sheriff's Office
is not large enough to take care of
all the demands made upon it.
81 believe that if the townships of
Pleasant Prairie, Paris, Somers, Bris-
toll, Brighton, Salem, Wheatland, and
Randall will take the necessary steps
to protect themselves by the appoint
ment of police departments, it will
clean up this situation"
Law is Explained.
Under the state law, Mr.. Symmonds
said, in counties where there's are no
incorporated villages, it is possible
for town, boards to be granted village
board powers, and under these powers
appoint their own police departments,
and regulate them to suit themselves.
Under the legal procedure, request
for special meeting is signed by IL
legal voters in each of the towns, and
sent to the town clerk. The clerk
then draws up notices, outlining the
reasons for the meeting, three of
which are posted in conspicuous
places throughout the township.
These notices are posted not less
than three weeksR or not more than
four weeks in advance of the meet
ings. If written resolution is then
passed at the meeting Of the voters,
granting village powers to the town
boards; the boards may then appoint
their own police departments under
the law, as found in chapter 81, Wis
consin statutes.
Mr.. Symmonds said that he would
be glad to welcome the chairmen of
the town boards at his office and adj
wise them further on how to proceed
in the matter, should there be any
questions which they wish cleared up
regarding the legal procedure.
Court cases which arise from the
activities of these town police de-
partments can be handled through the
municipal court, the district attorney
said.- Mt
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-23

First Publication July ~. 1923.
STATE OF WISCONSIN - CIRCUIT
COURT KENOSHA COUNTY.
SUMMONS e
Louis Loescher, Eva M. Loescher, Kath-
crime Loescher, and Elizabeth Loescher,
plaintiffs, VS.. John Taylor Sheldon, his
heirs, administrators, executors and
assigns, and all other persons interested,
known or unknown defendants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO THE
SAID DEFENDANTS:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty days after service of this sum-
mons, exclusive of the day of service, and
defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid; and in case Of your fail
ure so TO do, judgment will be rendered
against you according 10 the demands OF
the complaint. of, which a copy Is here
with served upon you.
STEWART & VAUDREUIL
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
Post office Address; ITO Main Street. Ke-
nosha, Wis. -
This action is brought by the plaintiffs
TO establish their title and claim and to
forever bar the above mentioned defend
ants, known and unknown, against having
or claiming any right or title adverse 70
the plaintiff, in and to the following de-
scribed premises:
The Northwest quarter (NWh) Of the
Northwest quarter (NWA Of Section
Twenty-one (21) Township Two ~ North
Of Range Twenty (20) East, in the town
Of Brighton, County of Kenosha' and vI 5t AYE
of Wisconsin WIZ
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-23
Counterfeiters' Den
Raided by Officers
tBy Associated Press Leased Wire,

New York, n. Y. Federal secret
service agents today raided the quart
ers of the consolidated. Importing
and Exporting company" on Lexing-
ton avenue and arrested five men and
a woman on charges of counterfeiting
revenue stamps, whiskey labels and
physicians liquor prescription blanks.
An extensive mailing list was found
which bore evidence of large ship
ments of the bogus stamps, labels and
prescriptions to many points in the
United States and Canada.