The Galveston Daily News from Galveston, Texas • Page 1

fflie 82D YEABr-NO. 76. TEXAS' OLtlKbT MCWSI-APKR OALVESTON. TEXAS. MONDAY.

JUNE 25. 1923. TEXAS- OLUEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED 1842. URGES IMPARTIAL TRIAL OF LIQUOR RULES WAGONS TO BEGIN WORK TODAY WEST STREET. "Moving right along" was the enthusiastic response of Commissioner Ed M.

Owens last night regarding the progress of the cleanup campaign. This response wouid leave no doubt as to the pleasure the city and the general chairman look upon their efforts of the past two weeks toward securing co-operation from the citizens in making the city clean. And a matttcr usually taken as a complaint was regarded as incidental by the commissioner. This the tardiness of some few of the citizens in collecting their irash and debris after the wagons had already canvassed their section of the city. So all the commissioner afked was to request those living in that part not yet covered to "come in on time." It Is expected that the campaign will be carried on i the latter part of this week, as considerable is yet to be done.

All other work of the city employes in the street division will be postponed until "finis" is written on the cleanup campaign. C. J. Sweeney, general chairman of the cleanup campaign, stated that the teams and wagons would work of Eighteenth street today in the collection of trash. All Inflam-.

mable material will be carted to nearby lots, where bonfires will be built, directed by members of'the fire department. REVIEWS SITUATION REGARD'. ING PLAN TO DESTROY MOSQUITOES. To The Ne editorial of Sunday's issue anent the "mosquito question" and. as Brother Robinson used to say, in order; "keep the record straight," 1 submit the following for the thought and consideration of interested: Some two weeks or more ago 1 had a call from a member and representative of the Galvcston Commercial Association reference to this matter, wanting financial assistance to the extent of several thousand dollars, I replied that the city administration be glad to co-operate in auy way possible, but, to say the least, 1 was afraid it would he out of the question to assist financially.

Subsequently I had a call from Dr. Chandler, and our officer. Dr. Sapplngton, and advised them to the same effect. On or this week I again had a call from Drs.

Chandler and Sapplngton after Dr. Chandler had finished his survey and decided upon his recommendations. "On Thin Ice." I Informed Dr. Chandler that the city was "skating on thin Ice" i a cially. but I was sure from my knowledge of our Oalveston people.

I was certain there were enough red-blooded" Galvcstonlans here to see the thing through financially, and with the funds in hand the city administration would nee the campaign through in an efficient manner. I invited the Commercial Association to send a representative to the (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) THE WEATHER, East Texas--Monday generally fair and continued warm in the interior, local showers near the coast: Tuesday partly cloudy. West Texas--Monday partly cloudy; Tuesday partly cloudy In south, unsettled in north por-. lion. Louisiana--Monday and Tuesday partly cloudy, local showers In cast and south portions.

SIR CEDRIC. Sir Codrlc, surnamed Rock-de Boat, went forth one day to fight. He didn't rare much whom he fought, or were he wrong or right Ho hadn't killed a man for weeks his sword was dull i rust A situation snd that filled Sir Ccdrlr. i disgust Ho left his a i squire hc- hlnd; also his French vnlct- i visor raised IIP hummed a song and ambled on his way. And people stored as ho pnsscd by with clink and clank and clang.

For chiming with his armor din. Sir Ccdrlc thusly sang: "She's my A-a-a-anie; I'm her Joe; She's my sweetheart--I'm her ben 11; Wo'll noon he Nev-nr to part. For Little Rnoncy, She's my swco.thonrt." Full soon he mot onitlff knight (whatever Hint mny ho), Sir Codrlc pulled his visor down, "Ain't I Ir. hick?" quoth ho; "I'll swiftly pufili bin face or poke my Inncn into his slnts; A a i i knlglit! Forsooth. I'll mnlo him moat to food tho cats!" (This oxrlttng bnllnd will ho continued tomorrow.) --Dy I fx-o.

Mnrrlnor. Tragic Death Claims Member of Party With President; Soldier Sick Visited CLIFF, KILLIIWO REPRESENTATIVE OP REPITB- LICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE IS VICTIM. By Associated Press. Denver, June ner Curtis of Washington, representative of the republican national committee, accompanying President Harding's party on its western trip, and Thomas French of Denver, who was driving the car, were killed and two other men were injured seriously when the automobile in which they were making a mountain tour plunged off the road into Bear Creek Canyon, twenty-five miles from Denver, late today. The injured are Donald Craig, manager of the Washington bureau of the New York Herald, Thomas Dawson, Colorado state historian and veteran newspaper man.

The victims of the accident were members of a large party of newspaper correspondents, who, because President Harding was resting this afternoon, dropped their work and took an excursion to the mountains as guests of the Denver Press Club. President Harding was not with the party. A Tortnonji Trail. The route taken, leading over Lookout Mountain, follows a tortuous trail through the canyon. It was at an extremely sharp curve near Evergreen, at a point where a mirror is posted for the protection of motorists, that the steering gear of "one of the machines broke, 'according to the reports reaching sending the car over Uie'cliff into the creek, bed below.

An operation was performed immediately at county hospital in "art-cffort-to" pave Mr. Craig's life. iHs-scalp was was feared he had sustained a fractured, skull and internal'' Injuries. Mr. Dawson suffered fractured ribs, injuries to his spine, a lacer- atcu foot and possible internal injuries, according to physicians at the hospital.

President Harding telephoned personally to the hospital to 'earn the condition of the injured as soon as he received word of the accident The president expressed deep regret over the tragedy. Had Attended Dinner. The body of Curtis was taken to the mountain home of C. Gates. Denver rubber manufacturer, near the spot where the automobile became uncontrollable because 'of a broken steering gear, dropped off a 75-foot cliff at a treacherous curve and plunged Into the rocky bed of Bear Creek.

French's body was brought to Denver and the other two victims were taken to a hospital here. The four men were returning from Lookout Mountain, where they had attended a dinner, extended by the Denver Press Club. Curtis was dead when other members of the party, composed of correspondents accompanying the Harding party and Denver newspaper men. who lowed in other automobiles, reached the wrecked machine. Thomas French, driver of the car.

died 0:1 the way to a hospital. SAYS IF KEXT WAE COMES-HE COULD DRAFT EVERY DOLLAR AS WELL. By Associated PreM. Denver. June Harding's first 'official act after his arrival here today for a visit of more than twenty-four hours was to assure the soldier sick at the army's greatest' general hospital a wouid keep "everlastingly at it" to see that full justice was meted out by the government to Us wounded and needy veterans of the world war I and would "consecrate" himself, his every influence and endeavor, to present another.

"But." Mr. Harding said, addressing a group who assembled to wel- him and Mrs. Harding to the hospital, "I want to tell you that if there is ever another war we will do more than draft the boys. If I have anything to do with it, we will draft every dollar and- every other essential." of Cheer. To the sick in the wards the pregi- derit gave a word of cheer, whild Mrs.

Harding went from cot to cot, handing each patient a flower and leaving a message of love and good wishes as she passed on. One pale-faced soldier who had lost both limbs told the first lady in answer to her solicitations that he was "all right and feeling fine." His wife, who sat beside the cot said. "Jack tells the visitors that. but then he was a grood sport." Resuming-his active program tomorrow, the president will be taken on a tour of the business section, the boulevards and the parks, with a stoD at the statehouse to sreet tUe children. At noon he will speak at the auiM- TtorJum-.

soon afterward will leave for Cheyenne, for another address later in the day, Would Preach Sermons. Several hundred persons were gathered about the station at Colorado Springs -when the train arrived a few minutes before 7 o'clock, and the president, with a mention of it being Sunday morning, said he wished he could preach a sermon, adding that it was in his heart to do it, "I tell you, my countrymen, the world needs more of the Christ; the world needs the spirit of the man of Nazareth." then continued: "If we could bring into the relationships of humanity, among ourselves and among the nations of the earfh. the brotherhood that was taught by the Christ, we would have a restored world; we would have little or none of war, and we would have a new hope for humanity throughout the globe. There never was a greater lesson taught than tban that of the golden rule. If we could a i observe that I would be willing to wipe out the remainder of the commandments.

"One more thought: I should like to have America a little more earnest and thoroughly committed in its religious devotion. We were more religious a hundred years ago. or even i years ago. than we are today. We have been getting too far away from the spiritual and too much absorbed in our material existence," President and Mrs.

Harding Qet Away On Long Journey to Alaska and Return OF. L03VG ALASKA TRIP. -By Pacific 'Atlantic. AND MRS. HARDING (secret service man on right) photographed on their departure from Washington for fifteen-thousand-mile trip which will carry- them to Alaska and back.

TIME BETWEEN HEADS IS SHORTER THAN SINCE'. WELL CAME IN. By San Angclo. Te3c, June Santa Rita well of the Texon Oil and Land Company's holdings on the lands owned by the University of I Texas, in Reagan County, made four flows of oil within six hours yester- day morning, the largest number in i such a brief time since it blew in iMay 28. Twenty-six hours'was the I established interval between flows more than two weeks.

Placing of casing on bottom at 3.055 feet-with a wall packer attached, was completed last night and a -water test will be made Tuesday by John Hoffer of San Angelo, deputy supervisor of the oil and gas division of the Texas railro'ad commission, after which the Texon Company may drill in. Timbers are on the ground for two additional wells on the Texon tract JUNE COLD IN ENQLAND; PREMIER FLASHES PIPE Soda Fountain' Trade Fails to Develop. By Associated Press. London, June have given up hope'of having any summer this year. Mid7June finds tlie whole itent, rainE.tprms; -biting.

winds and 'disagreeable fogs. The almost complete absence of sunshine has blighted many crops and the are' in despair. The present month is described as the coldest June of his selection for the most im- within memory. Merchants, dress- portant post in the government, makers and milliners who laid in asked the newspaper men for their large stocks of fight summer goods prayers rather than their congratu- are facing bankruptcy, while thc latiohs. and also as a politician who straw hat and soda fountain busi- loves country life better than Lon- Baldwin's Briar Adds Appeal to British.

By Associated Press. London. -June Baldwin, the British prime minister, has an idiosyncrasy--he smokes a big iH-ia'rpip'e'no't-onTyla the his Downing street home but at pUb- lie dinners as well. Hitherto cartoonists have been able to make drawings of the new premier only as an honest man who, on the day Leviathan Brings Back Interesting Details of Breaking Speed Record By Associated Press- NEW YORK, June 24. Wearing with pride and grace her newly acquired title of Queen of the Seas, the Leviathan is hack in her home port ready to defend her record against any and all passenger sh'ips, from whatever country.

Fog delayed her entrance to the harhor several hours, but the weather cleared before sunset and the mighty ship moved up the bay majestically amid welcoming salutes from the sirens of harbor craft. Guests of the United States shipping board, officials who constituted the trial board, and every member of the crew are jubilant over the capture of the new championship, one held by Great Britain for many years. ness have collapsed. Hot Scotch and the cup that cheers are still favorite drinks in Britain. At the Ascot races this week the I makes a wide appeal to Mr Baid- fashiouable women's gowiM were win's countrymen, but it can not be hidden under of-steamei 1 used in the papers every day.

Ee- rugs and furs, while the men wore cently another touch of the pre- arctic ulsters and mufflers. Hotel keepers who, had only suf- ficient coal for the winter season are ner at Oxford, which was largely finding it difficult to keep their attended by the American students guests warm, and have been forced there. After the usual toast. "Gento resort to electric heaters because of the fuel shortage. American tourists expecting to find the salubrity of Palm Beach on this side of the don and would rather scratch pig's back with a stick than harangue com'mons.

All i is interesting and mier's manly humanncss developed at the annual Rhodes scholars' din- tlemen, the King." there was the customary -flashing of gold and silver cigarette cases and reaching for long green-cigars which are the water are urged by the travel bu- abomination of Americans. The reaus to bring their heaviest winter raiment. HERMAN ZTTMANN DIES OF INJURIES RECEIVED IN AUTO WRECK. Horr It Cnnte About. "When the shipping board announced it would put the reconditioned Leviathan over a test course to determine how successful a thc "cwport News Shipbuilding SCnt was lhc and sportsmanship to turn the former Oorman V.iterlaml Into bettor ship than she was born to become.

lo you on put to He was ready. Captain Hartley was directed to would begin. N'o one of the 450 or more guests and not a member of tho crew above thc engine room nothing wns said about going was i speed records. A a day on the ocean, en route to thc Bahamas, the committee of the bourd having charge of the trlnl, Albert D. Lns- kcr, the retiring chairman, and Commissioners K.

C. Plummor, T. C. O'Connor nnd F. I.

Thompson, summoned Captain Herbert Hartley for Ship Siwrdx Up. On the third out from Boston, Juno. 22, everybody knew thc ship hnrt speedrd up. hut It wns rx- plalned that this meant nothing and warm water, which all shipping to he hard on the con- a solemn conference. William F.

I densors, would not be selected as thc Olbbs of Glhbs Hrothcrs, who! P'noc for a i speed tost. But drew tho plans, supervised contracts anil had cliargn of tho reconditioning anil Homer Ferguson, urcsldcnt oC the spreil increased i more and although there was i or no vi- (Contlnticd on Page 2, Column Staff Special to Thc Netrs. Houston. June Zitmann. '1202 Chestnut street, died early this afternoon of injuries received in an automobile wreck shortly after noon at Satsuma, twenty- three miles from Houston.

Zitmann was brought to Houston, but died immediately after reaching thc Baptist Sanitarium. William Brandt. 13 years old, rural route No. 4, was slightly injured i the.same automobile accident, and Herman Zitmann was bruised. According to reports reaching Houston.

Zitmann's car was overturned when the rear wheel was locked in the front wheel of tho Brant car. Zitmann was badly bruised about thc Head, but internal injuries caused his death. It was thought at first that the Brandt boy was badly hurt, but he was able to leave the hospital shortly after reaching Houston. Mrs. Herman Earlywine, 1210 Dennis avenue, wife of the juvenile officer here, was slightly injured In an automobile colliFion at Pease avenue and Austin streets this afternoon.

She was taken to her home. Mr. Earlywine and Herman Jr. were net hurt. Throe other automobile -wrecks in which persons a escaped injury WITC reported to the police during the early afternoon and evening.

BIRTHDAY IS CKI.EUUATUn IIY A PIOXEEU Spcclnl to Thc Nnwx Hrj'nn. June Henry Hates Stoddard celebrated his eighty-third i a here last week. Gcnornl Stoddanl has liucn a resident of rtrynn since the oivil war, coming hero in Octnlipr, 1865. He is well I in Texas Masonic circles, being pust grnnd tnnsior of i Trmpli-r of Unltod States of America nnd tlio Islands of the Sea, He Is also a 33d decree Mason. HONOR CONVICTS LONG TRIP TO TAKE A GAME FROM DENISON Special to Thc News.

Denison, June to Denison today on their honor, premier, however, dived into the pocket of his 'evening 'clothes and brought out -a big. well-worn briar pipe, which he kept glowing the rest of the evening. THREE LAXD FIIVJE TARPOX AT ARAXSAS PASS Special to The Jfews. AransasPass. June twelve convicts serving one year to catches of tarpon were reiort- life, played the Denison at A ransas Pass yesterday.

Three ers baseball team, winning the game i TM Participating in the sport by a 6-to-3 score. J. H. Townsend. warden of the Oklahoma Penitentiary at McAlester.

believes in the system and also clean ath- honor letics. He promised the men the trip to Denison. and for the first time in the" 'history of the institution that number of men. none of whom we're trusties, were allowed such freedom. J.

(X Duncan, superintendent of identification, had charge of the party, and Mack Tridwell. chief en-' gineer of the penitentiary, had charge-of'the team. Not a gun was worn or shown by the men in charge and the team members were allowed considerable freedom here. They were given an automobile ride over Denison and spent some time at T. M.

C. rea'ding rooms. landed especially fine specimens. Miss Ruth Brown of Dallas landed one 6 feet four inches long, and Mrs Hesse of Houston caught one 5 feet ant! 9 inches in length. Mrs.

Roj-al Ferris Jr. of Dallas got one just over 5 feet. CUERO REPORTS TWO DEATHS FROM HEAT 1ST SINGLE WF.EK Special to The News. Cuero, June Mexican- tenant on the Buchel farm, about C5 years old, was overcome by heat while at work in his field and died, making the second death of the week from heat, a 22-year-old workman on the Biichel farm having dropped dead while returning to work after taking a drink of water. Two of New Bellhops Aboard Big Steamer Are U.

S. Senator's Sons --By Pacific Atlantic. THE ARKANSAS CARAWAYS. HEN the George Washington sails for Germany there will be throe new bellhops on. tho job--Paul nnd Forest Caraway and Malcolm Price (left to right).

Tho Caraway boys are sons ot Senator Caraway of Arkansas. Lloyd Qeorge Says America Is Making A Bold Experiment By Associated Press. LONDON, June a large congregation in the Welsh Baptist Church chapel, former Premier David Lloyd George made some interesting observations regarding the prohibition system in the United States. During his discourse he made it apparent that he did not share the views of certain British newspapers concerning the lack of right of American authorities to seize British liquor stores aboard ships. "I hope you won't get excited over the seizure of liquor in New York harbor," said Mr.

Lloyd George. "It is not merely that America Sf.ems to be well within her rights, but I think we ought to extend a certain measure of sympathy to her in difficulties. It is not a question whether we are or are not prohibitionists. But America is making a very bold experiment to deaf with probably the greatest curse of modern civilization. She has tried many experiments, but they have been only comparative successes.

Liquor Han Poured In. "She has made the decision with the courage that characterizes that great people to try the prohibition experiment--one that has never been made on this earth before. Let us give her a fair chance. Let us be quite frank. One of America's greatest difficulties has been the liquor which has been pouring in by surreptitious means from Europe.

"It is all very well for us to say that all this liquor is merely for our own sailors aboard ships. I don't say this with regard to any particular ship. -It may not be so. but speaking generally, there is no doubt fortunes have been made by smuggling liquor into the United States in defiance of a law which was passed by a greater majority than almost any other great law in any country. Mave Have to Mod If j-.

"Give it a fair trial. I don't say the experiment will succeed. It is Just possible that America may have to modify it They are a great, practical, resolute and courageous people, and If they find It necessary to change the law they will do it But don't let us interfere with them. Thej' are a people of more than 100.000.000. highly educated and progressive.

Therefore, it is in the interest of civilization that they be allowed full time to test this effort to solve a problem which is just as much ours as theirs." Four Liners Bring Large Supplies of Liquor Into Port; To Be Seized Today By Associated Press. New York, June transatlantic passenger two-British, one French and one Italian, arrived at quarantine today with large -Quantities of under-seal. The, manifest of -the. White Star liner Cedrie from Liverpool showed foreign wet stocks. The Cunard liner Caronia's scaled supply was large and the French liner Providence.

from Marseille, -brought 2.694 bottles of wine for passengers and 70 bottles for the crew, 127 bottles of cognac and rum; 90 bottles'of whisky and gin; 3S3. bottles of champagne; 214 bottles of liquor and 1 30 barrels of beer. The supply of the Italian liner Conte' Verdi, making- her first visit to New York, was not stated on the manifest; but all wines and liquors were locked in charge of ship's surgeon. All the Cedric's liquor supply was listed as "surplus medical stores." and officers of the ship said It had been sealed by crown customs au-. thorities before sailing from England.

Italian Carries wtne. It was said that the Conte "Verdi carried 2,000 gallons of wine not under seal. The wine was asserted to be required under Italian law for medicinal purposes for the crew and third class passengers. The ship sailed from Naples on June 13, too late to adopt the practice of French and lines in placing stores under seal. Although boarded by customs authorities, the Conte Verdi docked without disturbance to the wine supply.

It was 'said that no' attempt' would be made to seize the wine un-- tli the manifest was filed at custom House tomorrow. The-Cedric also docked without terferenee and it was said her liquor stores would remain untouched until the manifest was delivered tomorrow- at the custom house- United States authorities were expected to follow the same procedure" practiced on the Baltic 1 and Beren- garia yesterday--seizing all liquor above the amount set by Dr. E. Sprague. chief of the United States public health service, as necessary- for medicinal purposes.

Allowance Cut DOTVH. Ofifcers of 'the Cedfic appeared In-" different to the "fate of the liquor stores, but British passengers were said to have been indignant whert" told of the seizures on tlie two.linera" yesterday. 'The French liner ProvA" dcncc, wliich sailed from June 7. three days before the new" (liquor regulations went Into effect, 'filed application on docking- for 265 litres of Vv-ine and 24 bottles 61" brandy for the use of the crew -while in port. -After a conference with port medicinal authorities.

the- allowance was Cut down to 195 litres ot" wine and -two quarts of brandy, the remainder of her liquor store was seized by local customs authorities pending decision as to how much of a medical supply she will be permitted to retain for her homeward voyage. The Caronia's sealed supply was untouched when she docked. It was said it would be seized along with the stores of the other ships tomorrow. Negroes Believe Qabriel Is Near As Siren Sounds Special to The News. Garner.

June new- fire siren installed on the roof, of the telephone exchange building was given s. test, and its loud, weird wailing was heard as far away from Gilmer as eight miles. Some amusing stories were told about what happened in the country around GHrner when the siren was sounded. Many of the negroes bad not read about the new siren, and when they heard it concluded that it was Gabriel's trumpet sounding for the day of judgment, and as it was about milking time, many- a bucket of milk was thrown away in the effort of the milkers to reach the house and huddle around with other members of thc family awaiting the final end, At one home a few miles out pnss- ersby there an hour after thc siren had been tried out heard loud praying. Fires More Than 100 Times; Three Dead; Three Hurt Cy Associated Louisville.

June Ham Zinsmeister. 35 years old. shot and instantly killed his Mamie. 15 years old, Sara Connellyj her 16-year-old chum, wounded three other young people and then killed himself at a church picnic on the Ohio River near here today. The three wounded are expected to recover, the police say.

I The three wounded are Thomas Mulancy. 18 years old. who a wound in the face; Charles Ifler. in the shoulder, and Gertrude Franconia, IS years old, shot in the leg. Witnesses of the triple slaying say Ziiismeistcr fired more than a hundred shots.

Sura Connelly was standing in the river at thc tinr: she was shot and her body floated down stream. It 1ms not been found. NEGRO STICKS HAND INTO AMMONIA SOLUTION TO SEE IF COLD; IT WAS Special to Thf; Nixon. June 24 Forest Holmes, manager of the local ice and water plant, stuck his arm and hand into a mixture of ammonia, prepared for freezing purposes, and his arm was frozen as far ns it entered the liquid. Physicians treated the member.

A negro employe of the plant snid he didn't believe it would him and stuck his hand into the i ture. His fingers were frozen and the negro changed his mind. He savs "thnv sho' hury FOURTH COW IX FAWCRIUAS IIEKD WIXS A Special to The News. June 24. Royal Mnjrsty's Cliamomilla No.

350024, by producing 12.351 pounds of milk and i 760.59 pounds of fat in one year and carrying live calf 280 days during test, becomes the fourth gold medal daughter of the gold medal bull Koyul Majesty of St. Cloud No. S5541. rccoi the age of 7 years and 5 months. Her's is sire nf 7G in thc register of merit, ton hiRlifst daughters averaging 7-10 "1 ounds of tat in one your.

Xohlomnn's Chamomilla No. L'H213S in the ilnm of the now gold I modal cow. nntl 1ms a of morll record nf 520.08 pounds fat in one y-nr mndi' tin: age of yo'M-s nnd 11 months. Royal Majesty's iChnmomilliv was hrcd. ami tested by Bd C.

Lasater of Knlfuirias. Tex..