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The third sensational develop
ment Of the day came when the
war Office announced that orders
have been issued Cor the movement
OF troops into the coal fields. Some
troops have already started for the
mining regions.
Detachnaents OF troops have been
ordered to South Wales, I.anca-
shire and Scotland. Troops IN the
London area have been assigned to
guard duty over the food distribut.
Ing at the gas works, electrical
plants. and water works.
This action came as another
shock to the labor leaders. inasrnucl1
as there have been no Indications
vet OF disorder. 1T was believed
that the Government my be intend
ing 70 use troops u produce coal.
8ad Faith Charged
The Kings proclaim tion declares
that .interfe tcf1ce with lie Eibu.
ton 0f food. water fuel light ana
IocoanO1l Ion and the essentials ~ lfa
ii tfifea tened. =
T'he Kings proclamation ID On
act Of the Baldwin government and
was issued while y. Ramsay Mac
Donald and other leaders OF the
Labor party were IN session with
the trades union congress trying to.
prevent q general strike at the
present time.
There Il no doubt but what the
Labor party and its followers viii
make an issue OF this act and viii.
charge the government with bad
faith.
Test Oe Strength Forced
Thus the government and or.
ganized labor find themselves in
the long anticipated test OF strength.
The trades union congress gem.
erai strike order would seem to be.
so carefully arranged as to make
1t incumbent upon the government
to force any offensive action.
Under the Emergency Powers
Act the Government may take over
control Of the essential supplies,
but the trades unions congress
general strike order appears to
make It possible to avert n clash
inasmuch as workers are directed
TO maintain food supplies and q
minimum OF transport.
Intense excitement prevails as
labor and the government go into
their opposing corners. No real
test Of strength can be expected
until next week.
j. Ramsey Macdonald, J. III.
Thomas and other responsible lead
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BALLOONS Sc I
new RECORD
BY international News Service

AKRON, Ohio. May IA record
distance of SIS miles was covered
by the Goodyear balloon piloted by
Wade T. Van -Arman and Walter
Morton, message received by Of
dcials of the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company at noon today
stated. The bag made safe land
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rection of sensible handling Of
the crime situation.
1t is evident to everyone that
the ever-increasing cost OF crime
in treasure and Its apprehension
and punishment in tax money
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EINERGENCY DE C[A AIRED
BY KING; TROOPS
CALLED 0u |
BY n <. REYNOLDS
international News service

LONDON May Great Britain today faces what amounts
to an industrial revolution.
King George declared state Of emergency to exist The
result Of the national coal strike.
The trades union congress il reply . the proCama
ton called general strike, although agreeing maintah
supplies Dc food and minimum of transport
IRE general strike viii start Tuesday
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DEAR MR.. HEARST:

Your recent statement on the
crime problem has challenged my
sincerest interest and stimulated
my hopes that in the interest Of
humanity as well as. economy, we,
in America, may speedily take
some intelligent steps in the di-
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JUS S
SON HIS
AIDE

Charges that Chief Justice Wal
ter 4 Mccoy, Of The District Su-
preme Court and other members
81 the court, are violating the
Judicial code by having relatives
serve them as secretaries or in
guardianship capacity under the
court, were made this afternoon
when Justice Mccoy appeared as
q witness before the Fenning in
vestigation committee.
Gilbert Cites Law
Representative Ralph Gilbert OF
Kentucky cited Section 81 OF the
judicial code, which provides that
no person closely related to judge
shall be appointed or employed in
any court in which that judge is
q member.
He developed that a son of the
chief Justice is serving him as sec
rotary and also has been appointed
guardian ad Item in sixteen
cases since Decmeber, 1922.
do you consider that you have
violated this section of the code?"
Gilbert asked.
Justice Mccoy replied that he
had never heard OF the section until
IL was read to him, and said he
could Determine what effect it
would have on the appointment.
Son Gets $500 Year
He said his son is receiving 81, 500
a year from the Government as his
secretary, and has received $470 in
the guardianships in which he has
served.
Gilbert stated that Judge Kath-
Fyn Sellers, OF the Juvenile Court,
had had her brother appointed mar
shall in that court, and that Justices
Bailey and Siddons, Of the District
Supreme Court, have had their
daughters appointed as their secre-
taries.
Gilbert questioned the propriety
lecturers in local universities and
receiving pay from persons who
appear before their court.
He pointed out that Justice A. A.
Hoehling lectured at Georgetown
University, where George E. Hamil.
ton. former president of the Capital
Traction Company, is dean. ..~
Justice Hoehling presided when
the valuation Of the street railway
companies was increased $11 ,000,-
900 above the Public Utilities Com
missions valuation, it was pointed
out.
Gibson Cautions Press
Before Justice Mccoy took the
stand, Representative Ernest Glib
son, OF Vermont, chairman of the
committee, cautioned newspaper
men that the con,mittee was not
attempting to attack the courts or
justices, and said be hoped that
impression would not go abroad.
I'VE are merely looking into
court conditions to determine the
need for legislation" he said.
fleming has obtained a weeks
postponement of the examination
he was to have undergone today at
the hands Of the District Supreme
Court auditor regarding the double
commission" practice. The hearing
win be held next Saturday morning.
The subcommittee will continue
it's hearings at 7:30 o'clock tonight
in the caucus room OF the House
Office Building, the scene of this
mornings hearing. Witnesses viii
be called
Veterans Group Idle
Monday at 10 a. m. Commissioner
Fenntng again viii go on the stand
before the House Veterans Com.
nlittee, which is in recess today.
The House Judiciary Committee
Win meet early next week to con-
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Crime Held Greatest
OF Humanity S Ills

Los ANGELES May 1.-The following letter was received
today Judge Carlos Hardy accepting membership
the commission to investigate the crime problem.
r FLEA
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Rail. line IS
AUTHORIZED
Rock Island to Build
From Amarillo to
Liberal, Kan.
fRv The Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 12.-
The Chicago Rock Island and Pa
cific railway was authorized by the
interstate commerce commission to-
day to construct n line l45 miles
long from Liberal, Kansas, to
Amarillo. Texas.
The line is designed to develo ,
new territory and serve as a second
main track for the handling Of the
roads through tanscontinental trsf-
fic. II will run in n general forth
erly and northeasterly direction from
Amarillo 10 Liberal. The route j.
through Potter. Ctrson, Hutchinson
and Hansford counties Texas; Texas
county, Oklahoma. and short dis
tance in Seward county, Kansas.
The Atchison. Topeka and Santa
Fe railway opposed the construction
on the ground that the Rock Island,
which is not chartered under the
laws of Texas, was prohibited by law
from constructing or operating that
portion of the line in Texas.
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OUTLOOK FOR
.SP.COOD-COLE

Chances for the granting of the
Southern Paeific's application for
permit to extend its lines into the
Rio Grande Valley are bright, ac-
cording to Mayor A. Z. Cole who re-
turned home from Washington this
morning
.All of the Valleys representatives
before the interstate commerce COM
mission returned home feeling more
optimistic than ever" Mayor Cole
said.
"The commissioners showed great
deal Of interest in the case Mt the
second hearing and closely ques-
toned those appearing before lit.
"A flood of kilograms sent from
the Valley concerning the last wash
out on the Missouri Pacific Lines
finally were admitted and these
seemed to have great deal of
weight with the commission.
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Unsettled with
showers this afternoon and tonight;
cooler tonight; Thursday partly
cloudy to cloudy. Moderate to fresh
northerly winds on the coast, de-
creasing Thursday.
For East Texas: Tonight and
Thursday partly cloudy; cooler to-
night in the southeast portion
Light to moderate showers occurred
over many sections of Texas during
the past "a hours. but no rain was
reported from Coast towns. An en-
ergetic high pressure area is moving
southwark with its lower portion
resting over South Texas. Temper
atures are falling due to this high.
with a range in Texas this morning
Of from as at Amarillo to so at Abi-
lenc, So ut San Antonio and 70 at
Brownsville. Freezing temperatures
are stu reported from mountain dis
tficts s. ~ VISIT
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TRUCK MARKETS
by Naval Radio 10 The Hernlt
from u. 8. and Texas Agricultur
Departments

Shipping point information for
Tuesday, May IL:
Potatoes: Lower Rio Grande Val
ley points, Texas: Hot, clear. Good
wire inquiry. Demand and trading
very good. market steady. Sacked per
cwt. Bliss Triumphs. U. S. No. is.
l-2 inch minimum. Carloads +. o. b.
usual terms S5.25. Carloads f. o. b.
cash track $1,000. Wagonloads cash
to growers $3.50.
Tomatoes: Lower Rio Grande Val
ley Points Texas: oHt:, clear. Good
wire inquiry. Haulings moderate
Demand moderate for Pinks, good for
Greens; market slightly weaker for
pinks, steady for greens. U. 5. No
Is Carloads +. o. b. usual terms, As
pinks and unwrapped, June Pinks
$i.75-S2.00; IS, green and wrapped
various varieties $2.00-2.25. Carloads
f. o. b. cash track. 6's green and
wrapped, Globes mostly $3.50. Grow
ers receiving SIPS cash for pinks in
l's and $3.50 for greens in As.
Tomatoes: Brandenton. Fla: Good
wire inquiry Shipments light. APP
rroximately 1920 cars To be ship
ped from Manatee- Brandenton section
this week. Demand good. Market
firm. Carloads +. o. y. usual terms.
6's green and wrapped. fancy count
mostly s. so, few high as $500.
Cars loaded from the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Monday and forward
ed from Harlingen Tuesday. accord
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BAPTSTSQUICKLY
SETTLE EVOLUTION

HOUSTON. Tex. May 12.-Short
shift was given the question Of evo-
luton in the Southern Baptist con-
vention here today.
"This convention accepts Gene
SIS" its declaration Of principles
said, cas- teaching tha. man was the
especial creation Of G,d and rejects
every theory, evolution or otherwise
which teaches that man originated
in. or came by way of, lower ami
nal ancestry"
After preliminary religious sery-
ices the convention swung into its
business session.
DR.. George W. Mcdaniel Of Rich
mond was the only nominee for
president and after the secretary has
been instructed to cast the ballot Of
the convention for him, the defegates
stood for a moment in tribute to
him.
With the same procedure other Of
ficers were chosen. Hight G. Moore.
Nashville. and y. Henry Burnett,
Muarfreesboro. Tenn, were re-
elected secretaries; George w. Nor
ton, Louisville, KY. was again nened
treasurer and William Patrick Har-|
vey. ofLouisville. was xeeleeted aud
Ikoxs s. S.
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(Ry The Associated Press

BERLIN. May l2.-At the end Of
his first year in office. President
Won Hindcnbu-g. who has sought
unity of the German people, found
himself the center Of situation
which probably will mean the fall
of the Luther ministery.
The trouble concerns a government
decree calling for the joint hosting
or German embassies and consuiatcs
abroad of both the new federal ban
ner and the merchant flag or the cid
mcnarchist colors.
Aside from the political strife over
the flag situation, the police are said
TO have discovered plans Nv crgani-
Zations or the extreme right for a
political coup. II is asseriec tnat
the police in searching homes of the
leaders of the alleged plot seized the
details for a concentric attack on
Berlin and other evidence described
as startling proofs" of conspiracy
for a political uprising.
Bitterness over the demand of the
socialists for the retention OF the
republican colors alone and by the
parties Of the right for the restora-
tion Of the monarchial flag has
reached such pitch in the rcichstag
that it seemed likely today that 80
continuance in office Of Chancellor
Luther would be impossible. The
democrats in a resolution have de-
clared that further cooperation with
him is impossible.
President Won Hindenburg during
the controversy suggested new ma
tonal banner in which the color
schemes of the old and new flags
would be retained. Yesterday the
cabinet as a concession TO the oppo-
tion decided to suspend the putting
Of the two flags ordinance into force
until August !, when it was hoped q
rev national flag would have been
adopted This concession failed TO
appease tho democrats. Later Luther
said the decree would remain in
force.
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Military Revolt Breaks Out In Poland
German Fascist
Plot TO ReUiUe /,
Throne Alleged
CBy The Associated Press, ,

BERLIN. May l2.-Discovery of de-
tailed plans~for the establishment of
German fascist dictatorship whose
object was the restoration of the
Hohenzollern empire in renewed
splendor" was announced by police
today.
Cor tinuinr police raids on the
homes Of alleged German fascist
leaders. the police reported that
they had uncarthed a mass % docu-
ments which included detailed plan
for concentric attack On Berlin.
While the police were questioning
numerous political leaders Of the al
legged plot in an effort to ge' tc the
bottom of il, they said that they re-
garded it as merely 4 dream worked
out on paper.
Among the documents taken By
police were plans calling for the
forcible resignation of President Won
Hindenburg. the overthrow Of the
federal and state constitutions by
armed force, the dissolution of all
pa-l:aments. the execution without
trial Of strikers as well as other cp-
ponents, the expulsion Of Jews from
Germany and the confiscation Of
their property.
Correspond With Ex-kaiser
The seized documents. police said.
revealed that the rirglt aders Of the
conspiracy maintained steady cor
respondencc with the former kaiser
and with Bavarian reactionaries like
Hitler.
Ore of the seized letters addressed
to the former kaiser read. "your
faithful followers are unswerving in
their determination TO re. e., ret in
renewed splendor the Hohenzollern
empire in regenerated and liberated
Germany"
The kaiser rewarded the writer Of
this letter with an autographed phot-
ograph containing glowing praise Of
the plan.
Among the homes raided were
those of Admiral Won Schroeder,
Major Hans Won Osenstern, edito,
of the fascist Deutsehezeizung and
DIR. Heinrich Class, chairman of the
Pan-A merican league.
One of the letters alleged to have
been found ut the home of DIR. Class
was addressed to Major Won Linden
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VANZETTI and
SACCO Lose
Six-Year Battle For
Life of Men is
Now Closed

BOSTON. Mass. May 12.-Nicola
Sacco and Bartolomeo Nanzetti, de-
PENDANTS in a famous murder trial.
today lost 2 six year battle for life
which was financed by radical or
ganizations in this country and
abroad.
The full bench of the Massachu-
sets supreme court denied Sacco
and Nanzetti new trial and closed
TO them the last door of legal appeal
They will now come before the SUI
perior court for sentence after CON
vistion in 1921 Of the murder Of a
shot company paymaster and guard
in South Braintree.
Sacco has been held il Dedham
jail pending the outcome Of defense
counsel's efforts. Nanzetti j. in
Charleston state prison serving a
sentence for robbery Both men have
been under observation BY alienists
at various times during the long
legal struggle.
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ILLION IN
LIQUOR TAKEN
23 Roaring Drunk
Sailors Included i'm
Big Prize


NEW YORK. n. y, Ma l2--
Iwenty-three sailors, brought into
port roaring drunk and obstrcpee
Gus, and none Of whom admitted
they were officers, were held today
on the steamer Donnetta, loaded with
a Sl.420.000 liquor cargo, accused oI
piracy.
Another ship. the ATLANTA, describ-
cd as q fifty-foot power boat with an
armored superstructurc. was free to-
day after = pitched battle last night
near Atlantic City with patrol boat
il3.
lhenonnetta was captured Monday
night sixty miles southeast of Allan
tic City BY the coast guard cutter
Seneca and brought into New York
list night, where it was anchored by
the Statute of Liberty and the
matches sealed.
Coast guardsmen called il the big
gest prohibition prize captured in two
years, and expressed the belief il was
connected with bootleg ring of port
Chester, \. Y. Six alleged members
OF this ring were indicted Monday.
Flies American Flag
The ship flew the American FLAG.
but no ships record nor officers ere
certials were found On IL, which
brings X under a technical classifica-
tlon Of piracy, guardsmen say.
Commander Blake Of the Seneca
said that when he pulled alongside
the Donnetta at sea. he got \ pi-
gantic whiff Of alcoholic content
which would have staggered = theater
,rowd. When he boarded il. he said.
champagne was flowing freely. Mem
oers Of the crew were on deck drink
ing it from pitchers.
After placing a prize crew on board.
commander Blake took the Donnetta
n tow and, battling a gale. headed
for New York. The freighter's cargo
lad shifted and she listed danger
ously 70 starboard a. she labored up
New York bay behind tie Seneca.
Assistant United States Attorney
derman r. Stichman, who met the
Donnetta down the bay, said her
argo consisted Of 500 drugs Of Bel
sian alcohol, each containing 90 gal
ons; 1900 cases of champagne valued
It $l25 a case and $500 eases of
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Rail BILL NOW
BEFORE COOLIDGE
(By TIE Associated PressA

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. May l2.-The
treaty of peace" ae -eed upon by
executives of number Of large rail-
roads and union leaders awaits only
the approval of President Coolidge
to become law.
Embodied in the Watson Parker
bill. the plan was approved by the
senate late yesterday, GO to l3, ex-
actiy as it came from the house de-
spite vigorous efforts TO change some
Of its provisions.
Abolition Of the railroad labor
board and substitution Of new ma
chinery for handling disputes be-
tween employers and workers in the
industry il provided for in the mea-
sure. II will be signed by Presi-
dent Coolidge If he. ID convinced the
public interest = edeqpately safe
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BUYING ORDERS
ON CHANGE HEAVY

NEW YORK, N. T.. May 12.-Ter-
mination Of the British general
strike today attracted flood of buy
ing orders to the stock market, rail-
lying prices one to five points at the
opening. General Electric and Du-
port scored the largest gains while
long list Of one to four point adj
varces included such representative
issues as u. s. Steel. General Motors.
kperican Can, u. 6. Rubber. Inter
national Mercantile Marine prefer
red Atchison, New York Central and
Baltimore and Ohio. Sterling cx-
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NEW YORK, y. Y, May l2.-The
aigship Norge. second aircraft in his
tory TO fly over the North Pole, was
on its way 70 a landing field at
Nome. Alaska. today sforty-fifth
birthday Of Lincoln Ellsworth, New
York, one Of the expeditions lead
ers.
The great balloon duplicated with
in three days the feat ~ the three
engired airplane Miss Josephine
Ford, commanded by Lieutenant
Commander Richard Il. Byrd. with
the difference that Commander Byrd
returned to Kings Bay, Spitzenber-
gen, in n 1000 mile nonstop flight.
while the Norge continued a 1000
mile journey toward home.
Roald Amundsen, commander of
the third expedition to reach the
North Pole and the first human be
ing to reach the South Pole. wired
yesterday to Ralph Lomen. Norwe-
gian consul IL Nome. TO have 100 men
ready 70 lower the diriGible. He said
he would keep MT. Lomen advised of
progress by radio. and the consul
had four anchors, known ~ dead
men," placed in readiness to hold
the ship down.
The Norge left Spitzenbercen Al
10 a. n. Norwegian time, or a. M.
Eastern standard time, Tuesday and
sailed over the Pole with II members
of lis crew at ! a. m. today, Nor
werian time, or : o'clock last night,
Eastern Standard time.
The news reached the New York
Times and st. Louis Globe Democrat
by radio in the first message ever
received from The North Pole.
Commander Fyrd saw the Norge
off but remained at Kings Bay to
prepare, in the words Of Lieutenant
Alton n. Parker, Of his party, 10 LIN
yestigate every foot Of real estate
near the pole for Uncle Sam
Twenty five men have now seen
the North Pole--six in the Peary ex-
pedition, Commander Byrd and his
pilot, Floyd Bennett, and II on the
Norge. The Norge reached the pole
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ffect and that the wheels o8
industry will begin to turH
again almost Immediately.
The conditions on which the strfh
was called off are:
The governmental subsidy To e.
coal industry will be resumed tem&
porarily.
The lockout against the minef&
will be withdrawn.
The wages board will BE- cStabliaAN II
ed to revise the miners wages. witI4
the understanding that there -
be no revision without sufficient aM%
surances that the measures rec0rA
mended for reorganization w tMM
mining industry by the ro~al raH
commission shall be put into efferk.
Almost A. soon w the decision -
made known 20 the cabinet IL wA#
flashed throughout the country bV
radio 10 the anxious public. who lad
been Informed earlier that strong
peace rumOrs were in the air.
In the London hotels and restaur-
ants announcement of the great
news was received with almost hvs-
telical cheers and handclappinr. and
. moment later when M orchestra
on thu radio struck up God save
the King" thousands spranK to their
feet and stood at attention.
The general strike began Monday
Of last week at midnight. being call
cd 10 support the miners in their
stand against reduction of pay and
lcngthening OF working hours.
The number Of men who responded
TO the strike call was never definite
ly fixed, either by the government
or the trades union congress. but
some authorities placed the figure as
high as five million, including the
l,l20.00O miners.
The first effect Of the strike was
to tie up transportation, and the
government hurriedly recruited vol
untecr workers. Measures planned
long in advance 10 cope with anv
such contingency were put into uf-
feet 70 assure the populations feed
supply and distributing centers wmrn
organized IN all the large cities.
There were minor disorders I'm varf-
Gus parts Of the country. espers.aF
aioag the Clyde side. the radical
Ger ter of Scotland, and in the deck
district of London. Most of these
disturbances which arose through At
tempts to stop the operation Of thu
volunteer services. were attributed.
however, TO disorderIy elements
rather than to the strikers
The termination OF the general
strike II based on negotiations con-
ductcd unofficialIy by Sir Herbrrt
San uel. chairman or the Royal runf
commission, and Chairman PuRh nk
the general council OF the Trades
Union congress, the latter accepting
Sir Herbert's proposals nm a basia
for resumption Of negotiations.