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79TH YEAR--NO. 333. TEXAS' OLDEST KtSWafAflttt GALVEST.OE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY. MABGH 9. 1921: --TWiitJbVJ; TEXAS' OLDEST NEVTSTJJ'SE ESTABLISHED 1842.

REPRINTED BY REQUEST FRENCH AND BRITISH AIRPLANES FLY OVER DUSSELDORF Machine Guns Placed at Vantage Points by Troops of the Allies BOLSHEVIK INFANTRY ATTACKS KRONSTADT BUT IS FORCED BACK Krasnoya 'Gorko Fortress fs Reported Directing Its Fire Upon Moscow- Railway; Revolutionists Are Running Short of Food: Associated Press. LONDON, March Helsmgfors correspondent says it is reliably reported that bolslieviki infantry attacked Kronstadt today, but were repulsea with heavy losses. The-bombardment conUnued throughout the morning. Gun flashes of Systerbak batteries shelling Kronstadt were plainly visible at Terioki during the night. Finnish troops are massing on frontier.

The Krasnoya Gorkp force is directing its fire at the Moscow- Petrograd railway lines, says a dispatch to the Central-News from Uelsingfbrs. A wireless-message from Moscow today says tne food and fuel situation in Kronstadt is.hopeless, and that dissolution among the insurgents is Conflict between the rebels those desiring to negotiate with Finland for assistance is becoming acute again, the message asserts, and deserters from the insurgents state the latter have not the least htfpe of being able" to offer resistance. of the rebels are taking severest'measures to prevent the sailors deserting to the soviet army from Kronstadt, 'according to the message. Petrpgrad workmciv.are revolting against forced mobilization and have attacked the troops, says He-lsingfors dispatch to the London Times. The after street fighting, took possession of the greater part of the city.

The revolutionary leader. Kozlov- skl, is completely victorious the dispatch' adds, the artillcr.y having silenced the forts and is preparing to march o---frtrograd. He lias issuedj CEEAGES PRACTICALLY DE- a proclamation to the effect that he is in a hurry to save the population from oppression of a tyranncous clique. rETROGRAD 11A1MUKAU CO.VIVECTIONS AJU5 HOUSE CONSIDEES LAUD PTJE- CHASE MEASURE AT NIGHT SESSION. INTS MOPTED eJ March Russian refugees a i i (in tho frontier of Finland report that railway connections north and south of I'etrograd have been cut as a result of i i on the line from Kronstadt.

Tin- fog disappeared from the Finnish shore ut 8 a. m. and great clouds of smoke hovering over Pctrograd. Home time afterward an airplane was seen to ascend and steer toward Systerbak. the a-viator throwing out proclamations and bombs.

Explosion of the bombs were seen from t'lrinl'h shore. Late this afternoon the bombardment between fortresses which hud slackened i the day had riot been resumed. CIDED ON FOR POST IN MEXICO. Speeches Are Made Both in Favor Of and Against $1,500,000 Appropriation. ELIZA STARTS OW HER AX3HLUJ TRIP CROSS THE ICE.

HKD ARRESTED VKAR By Auaclatod fortrrss of Krusnoyu (Jorka, whlcls is reported to liav? joined the revolutionaries, was n-lled iupoSrliyTnn" soviet KOV- ofnmcnt to quell the Kronctadt up- The soviet had threatened to blow up Kronstadt frOTr. Kras- nbya Gorka if. the rebels in Kron- atadt did r.ol surrender. Several Russian red army late dispatches say, have- been arrested at Potrograd. Telegraphic communication Is Interrupted bc- and PetroKTad.

Or GUI TO S178.OOO EMBE7.ZMitEXT; KIGHT YEARS Spocial to The News. Paris, March S--After the nttorneya representing; the defense in the L. E. Stell et case in the federal court had been In consultation a pond portion of the day the (Jofo.n"dant, Stell. pleaded this afternoon to embezzlement of ill" Karmnrs Xntlomil Rank of Cooper, and to a i false entries In a hook of the bank while he was cashier.

He was sentenced to eight years' Imprisonment In the penitentiary. W. E. Chandler and.R. M.

Hagood, who were bookkeepers In bank, pleaded guilty to aiding: and abetting defendant Slell in making a false entry and were fined JBOO each. Tho case of A. S. Har- pe'r. charged with nirtinsr and abet- i defendant in three i and with conspiring i him In iino count, a i I i i i Hi" iinrlrrsluiidlng i II wnuld be i missed.

The cases of ami Moan of New Urlr-nns. who had i hern nrresird. weri' dismissed. COI.O.\r.r. WH I I I TO OI.l i By AMi'ciatnd t.TM!, March S.

Colnel 1 cavalry, is relieved of hirt presriii HHsiprcncnt al i i i i anil inspiT.tor- I of a rihlo Niltional ijiinnl. with station at Columtnis TUB WKATIIEI1 For I i i i and colder Kor Louisiana Wcdnesdn cloudy, showers In caai portion. Thursday fair. Knst Texas--Wednesdnv generally fair, cooler. Thursday generally fair, a In portion.

Kor Went a i cooler In portion. Thursday a i a er in north i MARK GOODWT5. 'Staff March 5--President Harding lias practically decided upon the country's 'ambassador to Mexicp. according: to information from a well-Informed' source to- 1 night, -and the appointment 'at the proper time is to to R. C.

Creasrer of Brownsville, vice chairman of the Texas republican state committee. Mr. and Mrs. Creager and Mr. and Mrs.

F. E. Scobey of San Antonio arc in Washington and have been, recipients of invitations to the White House. 'Mr. Creager ahd.ilr.

Scobey were members (if the parly which breakfasted with the president and Mrs. Harding Sunday morning, an'd they and Crenger and Mrs. Scobey were gussts there for dinner Sunday night. While the straightening of Mexico's affairs to the point of a full resumption, of diplomatic is said to be a matter of weeks and probably months, situation nevertheless, as one of the difficult problems of the administration, has been given consideration by Mr. Harding and his tentative selection of the Texan is said to have been.ar- rived at.

to Convention. Mr. Creagcr was one 'of the 'delegates to the Chicago convention seconding the nomination ol Mr. Harding and one of the three original Harding men who went from that state. Following the election he and Mrs.

Creapcr entertained the presidential party at Brownsville'and Point It is known that the president regards the Texas leader as qualified to fill the post and direct, details of negotiations between the- new government of Mexico and the administration. He has resided the border for some years and is a i i a with conditions in Mexico. It is thought that Mr. Creager will be i i by the president in work- Ing out the arrangements preliminary to a complete understanding between the governments and In all probability sent on 'a con'-; fidenlial mission to lay the suggestions of the administration before I'resldcnl 6brcgon. Information in administration circles js that the Mexican problem is be approached from basis a i down in Kail report and more recently got out in a letter i i Secretary Fall of the in- i a before he.

entered the cabinet to -an organization in York. Tl can he said that one of the first matters to he. insisted upon hy i government i be a i i a a on the Mexico to respect the lives an'd property rights of -American citizens. Nothing, it i understood, i he, accepted short of a KOKl. With this laid down the a i i a i leaders feel that Cither matters can i be arrived nt.

i Ilcgnn i the last days of the Wilson a i i a i negotiations were way between Secretary Colby and personal representative of the Obrejfon government looking to recognition of the new government by the i States. The latter insisted, so the story goes, upon a treaty stipulation which would have of I carried recognition, hut i was i i 10 Mr. Ohrn- gon. whose representative Is said to hnvc urged a the recognition first lit given anil upon i Imsis the i between the govern- PLANT BE ESTABLISHED; DAIRYMEN. MEET WHH- HOUSEWIVES.

Galveston will have a pasteurizing plant within the near future, equipment having been ordered and a location procured, according to an announcement made at the meeting of the Galveston Housewives' League yesterday aftrnoon, whiclr was attend-ed by' representatives from the mainland as well as. local members. Among.the county representatives who were present and who discussed the various phases of the milk situation were: J. HT'Cox, president of the Cb-Operative Society. Arcadia; E.

Cole, secretary of the County Farm Bureau, of Alta J. A. Desel, Dickinson. Local milk distributors present included E. E.

Ritta of the Model Dairy and B. Gershon of the Marshall.Dairy. Onnouncement was made by E. M. Cole that dairymen at present working on a plan to establish a centralization tureau, which they hope can be established wlthfn the next twelve months.

It was pointed out by Mr. Cole that the bttcrau will have the power to set a universal price for milk from 1 producer to the consumer and that the dairyman will be able to control his own product Fanners Get 30 According to Mr. Cole, the'main- land farmers arc getting 30c a gallon at present for milk, and are making a reasonable profit The distributors or middlemen are charging a gallon, claiming that 50c is cost of distribution. -Considerable discussion ensued when local deaJers were asked to explain if 50c difference to the consumer was not sufficient for reasonable profit sanctioning the need for a pasteurizing plant in Galveston. Mr.

Cole cited as an illustration the fact that the ten cows previously condemned were tested twelve months ago and found tubercular. These were subsequently returned to the herd, and only when their condition became Impossible were they sent to the slaughter house.for fertilizing purposes. Had a pasteurizing plant been established here, he said, their condition might have been discovered before this. It -was also pointed out by thn mainland representatives that the price of fecdstuffs has decreased perceptibly, especially cotton "seed meal, which is a'staplp product for food. Last year the cost of cotton seed meal was $4.75.

whereas it brings but at the present time, Attitude of There was some misunderstanding by the mainland- representatives (Continued on Page 3, Column the attitude of tho House- Leasrue Mrs. E. D. Flagg, und out lhc eight ycars as to wives' president, explained to the county representatives that the housewives do not wish i the dairymen, but to co-operate with them In red i the price of milk. It was emphasized by that the housewives are Uncreated In the percentage between the prodOTtr and REPUBLICAN WHO MAY BE Av-LOCJLL CUSTOMS COLLECTOR ROBERT WADE HUMPHREYS.

TEXAS REPUBLICANS RECOM- MENU HUMPHREYS TO SUCCEED PABST. Texas republican leaders recommended the appointment of R. W. Humphreys of Liberty as collector of customs at the port of Galvcston, to succeed Fred C. Pabst The an- MOVE ADJUSTMENT OF PAY OF UNSKILLED LABOR PREDICTED.

Special to The News. San Antonio, March today that theiMissouri Pacific "would meet with representatives of their unskilled laborers is understood in railroad circles as the forerunner of a general in- which railroads Will meet irepre- sentativ.es of for an wages in; which' the railroads -will demand a. lower wage general of prices downward. The meeting and conference "of the officials of the Missouri Pacific with representatives of the unskilled laborers on that jinehas been called for Friday, March The Western Hailway Executives' Association met today in 'Gaives- ton, aiid the Southwestern railway executives held in St Louis last Literature sent out -by the 'Association of-Railway Executives from the office at 61 Broadway, New York, states that the-basic rate of wages for unskilled- railro-ad labor as fixed by the agreements under government control and which the railroad labor board has refused to suspend, are higher than the prevailing rate of unskilled labor. rhita It is believed that railroad executives at conference -with represen- tatives.of unskilled laborers -will demand a lower rate of wares arid in case, the laborers refuse to accept such reductions' will 'give the re- Staff Special to The News.

Austin. March S. The senate bill providing for the purchase of additional lands adjoining the uni- was passed to a third reading by "the house shortly after midnight by a- vote of 66 to 24. five present and not voting. The measure, as adopted by the house, is the" Williams substitute for the senate bill and appropriates $1.000.000 for approximately 100 acres of land instead '200 acres, as favored by, the senate.

If the passes finally the land measure, -the university, expansion. matter then 'will go to the free conference of the house aid senate for agreement on a bill satisfactory to both bouses. Adjournment was then taken until 10 o'clock this morning-, j. houSc took, up the university: land bill' at "8 as the pending- speciai -Several corrective 'amendments offered by Walter Valyerde County were One amendment guar-- anteed that all the 176 acres be purchased for the $1,500,000 and that the 'citizens lAiistin carry out their part' of -the Williams Opposes Amendment. -Newt Williams did not llke this latter fearing the money -would be tied up indefinitely; if: all the 4aind' could not be pur- chaaed-'witiiii a -few- The Jones amendment further- re- that no part of the le.rtuiUi the a Med'iri'i-' offeVeB: amendmeiit.reqniringr the to- the lands to complete -their work by "Jan.

Jones thought this would cripple the commission in case litigation resulted. The amendment adopted by a vote of 38. to 33. Curtis of Tarrant an amendment adopted limiting' the membership of. purchasing commission to not more than 'one citi- (Coiitinued on Page L) EDUARDO DATJ) IS SLAIN AS HE IS LEAVING CONGRESS AT MADRID." 3y Associated Press.

London, March Spanisn premier, Eduardo'Datp, has been assassinated, according to a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph frpm" Madrid. Senor Dato was killed by revolver shots as he left congress: Eduardo Dato was. recognized as 'one of the -most conservative conservatives in Spain. He became leader of the -iiberal-conservative party, the strongest political group in both the senate and-the house of representatives after the disappearance of Canovas. Never a friend of the working classes, and opposed nounccmcpt follows close upon qu ired notice and fix a time when 1 to all reforms, he acquired the caucus of Texans at Washington last i week, upon the subject" of possible appointees for government positions in this state.

The recommendation will of necessity sro through the usual channels before reaching stage. Should Mr. Humphreys be selected for the place, his assumption of office will depend dent Harding of former President Wilson in cases where republican appointees' terms the wages will be cut Railroads height of his reputation for stern- tlie country over, it is understood. have been gathering data showing the reduction the cost of living. These figures have been gathered to lay before the railroad labor board and this evidence will be used in the discussions with the laborers.

Contracting for much of the labor ness, in August. 1917, when he sup- British Tanks and Cavalry to North of City While French Artillery and Engineers Go to Sow'h; Belgians Are Concentrated at Crefeld. By. Associated French -and British airplanes flew over Dusseldorf this afternoon while allied troops with machine gttns Avere- taking positions! on the bridges and roads and in "important factories. 'The inhabitants had'-not been for 'allied occupation of additional German and were surprised at-day'break to.

see RHine bpats loaded with war materials, l' A1TKS British tajiks cavalry landed, to artillery and landed ihe "soutfcof the bridge' into -the of city. quartermasters have requested of. certain schools, besides -the barracks and' railway have not yet; occupied: Traffic wjth'Obercassel, across the i has stopped and telephone communication; with the has -been Administration of 'the newly oecupied.territory^mil'be ttie same -at present applied; JJMhelaiLd; jSermari- officials and employes will parry-; laws and regulations, but tmder general cpntnol of the allied commanded at Dusseldorf Gaucher, -and at -DuisBerg by the Belgian -general, Gertnan.ftariff"-officials",'it' the Americans' will "not Soine arrangements will be entered' into aHie'd troop's will be allowed to draw an imaginary lin'e in'front of American area: of, occupation in order to --make a coritinupus tariff line along ihe Rhine about thirty kilometers-east of the river principal headquarters 'the' bridgehead at Mayenee, Coblenz. Cologne-and ion German Is Carried Duisburg was occupied by-French and Belgian troops, while possession pressed with'the utmost energy the of.Ruhrort'was taken by the allied Out by Forces Associated Press. 'EEENCH MILITAKT- HBADQUAIITERS, Mayeneey March of the additional German territory had announced.they would take possession of as'one-of thepenalties 'for'.

Germany's failure to tile allied reparation.demands was untpward incident marked the of the allied The occupation of the largest of the cities taken over, was completed this and that of Duisburg and comprising together the chief port of the.Ruhr coal and industrial region, this The entire movement effected in a way obviate as far as possible a of f6r.ee.'\ The. forward afoot and in camions FrencV and British rrver'' craft. The Belgian, troops: entered Dusseldorf'by way' of the hridge over the Rhine. The French, and British proceeded by way of the Cologne bridgehead, marching along the east bank of the Rhine and entering-Dusseldorf from the south and'-east workers' movement Sympathies With Allies. Date's sympathies the war were on the side of the allies.

For the United States, he is said never to have had any love. He was may bo rcsorted also as a meaiis i follow the pollcvlj 0 1 ccu ns reduction wages, idea ot was found weeks ago that rP of office, lapped ever democratic administration, and allow such terms in the case of present dcmo- Th The of 5on rcce- dent in the case of Mr. Pabst's prede- ago the railroads instead of doing their own repairing were getting such work done at outside shops. This, it is claimed, was done because the railroads in their shops were compelled to pay thu wages fixed by the railroad board Rhine flotilla. At the inhabitants were warned -by the.

taking a provocative attitude. General de Goutte, commander in chief of French forces Rhine, respect forbid it. cessor, Frank L. Lee, made the lat- I I 4 4 I i I 4 i term run something l.ke a year road abor board flnd fc nnH a a thn performed by the unskilled laborers a monarchist to the tips of his fin- nd refused to consider any a Spanish republic. Recently had bef.n considerable agitation for the formation of a coalition government in Spain) to replace Date's cabinet- He had held his seat in parliament for Vitoria.

capital of the province- of Alva, ever since his entry hut parliament On several occasions he was speaker of the house. holding portfolios in various- while the outside shops were not i under the jurisdiction of the rail- issued a proclamation to people of Duesseldorf in which he declared the occupation was not a measure of hostility against the population. Xo obstacle would be raised against come the workslaves' of adver- We were contract saries by our signature. called upon to settle a which even the. work of a genera- would, not have sufficed to carry out "We.

roust and we can not comply with it. Our honor and self- "With an open breach of'the peace treaty of Versailles, our opponents are advancing to the occupation of more German territory. "We, however, are not in a poai- mfni.rtrati^ nl0 Mr th i TM" I poinunent hence wil, not have bee'n TM TM I competed i Sopt 24. 1922. With the exception noted, the present collector has been in office both terms of democratic, administration.

minister roads than the r.ilro.ds co.ld do it entered politics he pushed rapidly to the front, becoming secretary of in their own shops. May TTsc Contract Following clew It is claimed There Is no indication as to whether that some railroads, if they fail to he will be continued in offic (Contlnucd on 9, Co'lumn 6.) to i reach an agreement with their unskilled laborers for a reduction In the full democratic regime, or re-rwages. let such work to'con sign earlier. Mr. T-abst has maintained active superintendence of liis real business here i the period of tenure.

In cotleclorship. Recommendation of other a a r.alveston resident for the collector- (CuuUnucd on, Page 3, Column. tractors who can i men for whatever wages they see fit and can agree upon with the workmen. Simultaneously with the announcement of a conference, between; the. officials of the Missouri Pacific and its employes, the announcement was made yesterday from San Francisco by the Southern Pacific a a re- (Contiuucd on Page 3.

Column state for the interior in 1897 and minister of the same department in 1890. Minister of Justice. In 1903 he became minister of justice and in 1907. was nominated speaker of the house of represcnta- xiviis and also became mayv of Madrid. He was first chosen premier in 1913 and followed this i a second term in 1917.

In 191S he held portfolio of secretary of state for the economic life of the region, he'! tion to oppose force with force. We declared, and the allied authorities are were ready to aid the workers in "Nevertheless we can cry out, so improving their condition, especially all -who still recognize the voice of as regarded provisioning. righteousness may hear." EBER'F SAYS GERMANS C.CV AfOT RESIST OCCUPATION By Associated Press. Berlin. March Ebert the German imperial president; declared in a proclamation issued today that Germany was not in a position to use' force to oppose forceful methods of the allies in occupying additional German territory, but that she nevertheless protested vigorously against what the president declared was an open violation of the treaty of peace.

The president's proclamation was as follows: "Fellow Citizens: Our opponents in tho world war imposed upon us unheard of demands, both in money and good.i, impossible of fulfillment. Not only ourselves, but our children and grandchildren, -would have bc- GEKMAN EDITORS CALL INVASION A VIOLATIO.X i By Associated Berlin, March Berlin yews- papers today discuss quietly ths breaking of the London reparations negotiations. They are virtually one in describing enforcement of the penalties as a. violation of the Versailles treaty. They advise the populace to meet i the coming events with- composure.

The Deutsche Allgameine Zeltungr. I organ of Hugof Stinnes, the capl- tallst, says: "Germany's proposals rejected i cold scorn before the allies took the troublo to examine them in detail. Tho French now have the opportunity under pretext of enforcing the penalties of CConUnucd on Pge Column.