The Galveston Daily News from Galveston, Texas • Page 1

78TE YEAE--NO. 14. GAI-VESTON. TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1919. -TEN PAGES.

ESTABLISHED 1812. MTT.T.TON GREET GENERAL AND 25,000 VETERANS OF LATE WAR. PfiTH IS FLIEBTREl Cathedral Chimes Play National Anthem as American Army Leader and Cardinal Mercier Meet. New York. Sept.

a five- mile flower-strewn pathway General John J. Pershing led his famous First Division down Fifth avenue, today to the plaudits of 2,000,000 proud countrymen. It was tliu last great review of the world New York, and it a fitting climax to a long series of military spectacles. The commander of America's armies shared honors with battle-scarred veterans who won undying fame on the fields of Franco. Fnr all of them it was one of life's memorable days.

As he rode down the avenue the stern lines of the leader's face relaxed in the now famous Pershing smile, and he dismounted in Washington Square the cue! of the :r.arch exclaimed: "It was the most enthusiastic and patriotic I have over soon." T'i" Uuun; of Honor. Behind General Pershing rode a score of major generals and brigadier generals, and bark of them strode the commander's guard of honor, the world-famed i regiment of doughboys, the flower of six divisions, fitalwarl young giants, a i i Americans, they scored in the nation's metropolis a i far dearer to their hearts than the iaurels they won in the victory reviews of Paris nnd London. Nearly all the men wore wound chevrons. Back of "Pershing'g Own" swept the regulars of tho First Division. It was a dress parade, but so far as equipment went, they might have been on their way to the The faces under the bobbing helmets were Etern and businesslike.

As General Pcrshing rnmo abreast 1be grandstand at Metropolitan Museum the crowd went wild with rn- tauaituitn. He sat on his horso as the cavalryman has taught la do, Bmlllng and saluting i his gloved hand, while immediately behind DEMANDS FOR INCREASE WAGES ArtEYAXCE Dallas, Te.v., Sept. 10--AcUon (o assist President Wilson iu reducing tho high cost of living was taken by the joint conTwencn board of tho Builders' Association nnd the Building Trades Council of Dallas in the adoptJcn of a resolution today whereby all demands for increases in at this time shall be withdrawn and held in abeyance for not Jess than, ninety days. Tlie joint conference! board is composed of seven representatives from tho organization of contractors and soren from Iho organization of labor unions. Six members from each were prtsemt at (Jic meeting.

AU WITH TREATY POWERS IN BRIEF CONVENTION AT SAINT GERMAIN ONLY CENTRAL POETION NOW COMPRISES ONCE GREAT EMPIRE. AFTER TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF LAWLESSNESS 5,000 TROOPS POLICE CITY. four-starred flag of a general. Greets Cardinal Mo.rrl-r. The commander made but one stop during the march, nnd a was at St.

Patrick's Cathedral to change horses. 3io dismounted amidst a crowd of pirls, representing the i of Columbus, ach eager to be first, to a i Upon thn cheek of the victor Jie Imprinted a. kiss, i she blushed happily. Seated on a private stand In front of the cathedral woro Cardinal Merrier a of church dignitaries. General Pershing paused to welcome to America the heroic old man who had so proudly defied Gorman Invaders In i The cathedra! chimes rang out in of victory and "The Star Spangled Banner" a-s the two a i clasped hands.

"I lovo America i all my heart, nnd grec't you as ono of tho world's greatest soldiers." was tho erecting of Belgium's primate, i i soldier General nnd his i wore none of tho a decorations which a boon a a thorn abroad. Kven service chevrons woroabsont from the commander's sloove, but on his breast was a i silken bar betokening tho distinguished service cross. Ono of tho i i figures a his a was Colonel A do Chamb a grandson of Lafayette, in pain regimentals. Boston, 1 was under military rule tonight. After twenty-four hours of lawlessness such an the city nevor bofnro enced.

a sense of security was afforded an outraged i by appearance in the streets of 5,000 soldiers under orders to restore order and protect life and property at any cost. A troop of state guard cavalry, dashing at speed in company front i drawn sabers cleared Scollay and Adams squares tonight of thousands who had jammed those places since early today. Both squares had been the of intermittent rioting and when the cavalry approached a small group of loyal police officers were maintaining a semblance of order with the greatest of difficulty. Gangs of gamblers who have Infested Avery street between Washington and Tremont since last night were driven out at the point of the bayonet by a company of state guardsmen tonight. There were fifteen dice games in progress with about 2,000 partici.

pants and spectators when the troops arrived. Fifty-three members of the Metropolitan police forco who have been on emergency during the strike and who were ordered to patrol Scollay Square tonicbt refused and were im- i a suspended. They marched in a body to headquarters of the Policemen's Union at Fay Kill and took out applications for membership. At noon today Mayor Peters assumed control of what was left of the police department and called upon the commander of the Tenth Regiment of the state guard to assist him in pro- serving order. At the same time he asked Governor Coolldgo for additional troops from outside the city.

The governor immediately called out the Fourth Brigade and this evening he ordered out the Fourteenth and Twen- i Infantry. A motor transport corps, a troop of cavalry and an am- a company also were called out. Though not technically under martial law, the city was In complete control lit uf truuiia under tin; direction of the mayor. Brigadier General Samuel Parker established headquarters at the South Armory. State guardsmen opened fire with a a i gun on a mob in South Boston late tonight, i i one and i several others.

The rioting was proceeding at last reports. By Associated Frosii. St. Germain, Sept. Austrian republic, representatives of which signed the treaty today, is very different from the proud Austro-Hungarian Empire of 1914.

The former provinces of Bohemia and Moravia a part of the duchy of Teschen now form the republic of Czecho-Slovakia. The.re- mainder of the Teschen and most of Galicia have beeii incorporated into Poland. All that remains of the former great empire is what is as German Austria, i i upper and lower Austria and parts of Styria and of Tyrol. Since the close of hostilities there ha.o a nfoot by Austria would be annexed by Germany. By one of the most important clauses of the treaty signed today this is forbidden.

The treaty does not stipulate an exact sum to be paid in indemnities, but this a i be fixed by the rer-iration commission on or before May 1, 1021. commission also being empowered to i the details of the payments which will extend over a period of thirty years. This sum must be paid by the Austrian republic. Austria must also replace ton for ton. all ships lost by the allies through the activities of the Austrian navy i the war and physically restore invaded areas.

She is also to deliver up to allied countries works of art and objects of historic value, which were carried away my the Austrians during the conflict. Austria's army is reduced to 30,000 men on a purely voluntary basis and all-her military establishments are cut down in a. proportionate.manner. The entire Austrian naval fleet is to be handed over to the allies, all ships under construction being broken up and the salvage is not to he used except for I i a The economic clauses mid those relative to freedom of transit are similar to those of the German pact. Questions relative to the disposition of the city of are not settled in the Austrian treaty, but Austria renounces in favor of the a i and associated powers all her rights and titles over territories formerly belonging to her which, though outside the new frontiers of Austria, have not at present been assigned to any state.

She undertakes to accept any settle- made in regard to those territories. Ey Associated Press. ST. GERMAIN, Sept. Karl Renner, head of the Austrian delegation to the peace conference, signed the treaty of peace between the allied and associated powers and the Austrian republic at 10:15 o'clock this morning.

When all the delegates present had seated themselves at the round table, Dr. Renner was introduced with the same formality that was observed when the Germans entered Hall of Mirrors at Versailles on June 28. Georges Clemenceau, president of the peace conference, then arose and opened the session, asking Dr. Renner to affix his signature to the treaty and annexes and announcing the delegates would then be called in the order in which they were named in the preamble of the document. Dr.

Rennor bowed and smiled i Great Britain nor Colonel E. M. House graciously as he approached the table of United States delegation was and bowed and smiled again to the resent Tho British delegation was i made up of Mr. Balfour, Viscount Mil- delegates after signing as he turned Georgc NicoH Barnes and General Sealey. to go to his seat.

Frank L. Polk, who succeeded Secretary of State Robert Lansing as head of the United States delegation, signed after Dr. Renner, and was followed by Henry White and General Bliss. M. Clemenceau entered the room at exactly 10 o'clock.

He took his place at the table with Frank L. Polk on his right and A. J. Balfour, British secretary of state for foreign- affairs, on his left. Neither Premier Lloyd George of The British delegates arrived soon after Mr.

Polk entered the room and there was a very animated conversation for several minutes, pending the arrival of M. Clemenceau. Mr. Polk was accompanied by his wife. After the other American dele.

gates were seated Ignace Jan Paderewski, the premier of Poland, entered the room, his arrival provoking a flurry of conversation. Trie signing of the treaty was finished at 11:15 o'clock. M- Clemenceau then made a brief announcement that the session, was closed. Millions in Damage Done to Shipping and Property by Hurricane in Florida AMERICAN BOY HERO OF THE WAR RETURNS dav a i find a i ami a Friday Frl- i i TKTiilly i i TI-XII nnd KrMnv to In of EAR to Uir i Tim mist In my fare. Wlu-n tin? fuinxvH lu blastn I ii a i 1)10 pl.v Thi- pou-pr nf (lie i i storm.

The pii.it of I IIP foe; When; ho wlfimta. i A Foixr In a -Yet Ilin. p-ci- i in In iiiril, A I I i Though i i ITP i l)i i i i Tlir- i MI' i I WHH rvpr a i si more. Tl-n ml Hi" IM-I I would Dim hiimlm my nypK. Cni-hnrn.

And hnrlp I Nn! Int nu- fnrn 11 UP my Br.ar tlin in i i i Of juiin. rli For miiHrii iiii to HIP The him imnnli' 1 in And thn ''I'-nii'MtH ilir volrfH a riivi- Sluill MP, Rllftll Hll.lll pnnrp 01' piiln, Thrn li IlKhl. ihiMi Iliy limiiHl, tnou Moul or tnv i Ktnul I IH-P iiirnin And wlih hi- lin.wnliifr. fight nf it i i i cold i lici HOSTOK UNIONS ORDERED TO VOTH O.V SYMPATHY STRITvK Greenfield, Sept. state branch of tho American Federation of Labjr, at its annual convention here voted to order all labor unions Boston affiliated with the federation to vote tomorrow night on the question of striking: in sympathy with the striking i left this country a stowaway concealed in a barracks bag draKRod aboard a transport by sympathetic soldiers, nearly two years apo, Maurice Bailey, 1 old.

of a i a i i from the transport Xorthern Pacific today the hero of one of most interesting episodes the world war. An uply scar over his i eye is his only service record because was never officially recorded a member of the American expeditionary forces, but a French war cross pinned on his tunic bears silent testimony of heroism on an autumnal day in 191R, when lin crawled over a shell-torn field in tho Toul sector and rescued a colonel and two majors of the Twenty-sixth sion who were lying wounded in "No Man's Kind." His brother, Alfred, who enlisted in the 103d Infantry, and his father, Victor, a sergeant in the 157th Infantry, I whom he followed to France, were i among that immortal army of Ameri- cans destined never to return. Apninst the advice and pleadings of his father nnd brother Maurice decided to "do his bit" by going to Prance. A hurricane that reached a maximum velocity of 110 miles an hour swept the Florida Keys last night and early today, bringing disaster to ship- pins and damaging other property to the extent of several i i of dollars. The Mallory lino steamer Comal among the vessels blown ashore.

Passengers aboard were not injured. Key West, which caught the full force of the gale, was seriously damaged. Three Hundred and twenty houses, mostly frame dwellings, six store i i two churches and the federal i i were wrecked. The ar.c! the lidiooacr K. V.

Drew went down in the harbor and many smaller craft were wrecked or beached. Xot a i i in Key West escaped damage. Tho fate of the crew of the Drew has not been dterminod. Not a building in Key West escaped damage. The town of Gould, twenty miles south of i a i was i a raxed, but without loss of life, and the village of Marathon, on the Florida East Coast Overseas Extension to Key West was reported destroyed.

No loss of life is known to have occurred. No news was available from the islands between Key West and the mainland. i i reports were that Big Pine Key was swept clean, i probable loss of. life. The storm has passed into the gulf and will strike somewhere between Carabelle, and New Orleans, i possibility of very dangerous winds, according to the weather bureau, Thursday night or Friday morning.

Tonight it was reported in latitude 26, i So, moving northwestward. Shipping generally is anchored in safe harbors. used as a. dredge by the Florida East Coast Railroad. The harbor today presented a tangled mass of fishing vessels and othiM- small craft.

The British oil tank Tonawanda had to be scuttled to save the liner Comal, which broke from her moorings and was grounded without loss of life. The St. Gougal also broke loose, but no lives were lost on her. No vessels were leaving port today, and owing to the damage to its line, no trains came into Key West on the Florida' Kast Coast R'ailroad. Hurried investigations Indicated that hardly a tree was in Key West and that almost no building escaped damage.

In a i i to temporary stoppage of gasoline and electricity, tPlephonp exchange was put out of commission and the newspapers, were forced to suspend. All places of business were closed today, even the restaurants. Much suffering is expected to follow the storm, and it was said it might become necessary to appeal for outside aid. KEY WEST IS DEMORALIZED AS RESULT OF HURRICANE Key West, Sept. constant rain that lasted throughout the ter- i i storm added damage to the city and left it presenting an appalling appearance today.

Tonight, however, the conditions had returned to normal. Daylight, tomorrow, it was feared, would reveal additional casualties to those suffered by the crew of (lie Grampus, which was SCOUT FATROI, BOATS AXP UAKGKS SUNK IN STORM Washington, Sept. violent hurricane which passed close to Key West last night did serious damage to shipping and property, the navy communication service announced today. No lives are known to have been lfci. Eight scout patrol boats -were sunk, two submarines were washed on a reef, barges were sunk and two swept on a reef.

The navy radio station was put out of commission and city property was damaged. High wind and a rough sea make it impossible to repair damages, the report said. MATLACK BANDIT KAYS REPORT Marfo, Sept. Itoiitoriii, brother of Jesus Ren- teriii, tho bandit leaider who held lieutenants Harold Peterson and Puul Davis for ransom in Mexico, mis shot and killed by CapUiin Leonard Matluck last week across the river from according to a report jiist brought here from the river station. According to one version of the shooting, Renteria told Mexicans in San Antonio, Chihuahua, opposite Candelaria, he was going; to cross the Rio Grande and "get two Americans." Captain Mat lack went to investigate, according to this story.

When he saw Rcntcria draw his rifle, killed him. TEN SEPARATE POINTS ARE GIVEN EMPHASIS BY THE PRESIDENT. Big Crowds Greet and Cheer Executive on His Way Through North Dakota on Westward Trip. SNIPING ALREADY IS SAID TO BE IN PROGRESS AT TOWN OF TEGUCIGALPA. Washington, Sept.

Ceiba, on the north coast of Honduras, has been captured by the revolutionists opposing President Bertrand, who has placed the presidential powers in the hands of a cabinet. The- rebels are reported within a few miles also of Tegucigalpa, Honduran capital, and there is sniping in the city. The nrincipa! ports of thf north coast, La Ceiba, Telia and Omoa, and probably Puerto Cortez. have fallen into the handa of the rebels, resistance having been formal. Americans at La Ceiba have appealed for protection, and the United States ship Cleveland has been ordered to that port to see that the Americans have protection of lives and property.

Bertrand took passage for Amapala Sept. 8 under the protection of an American naval officer and members of the foreign diplomatic corps. On Board President Wilson's Special Train, Sept. points in the peace treaty were defined by President Wilson tonight as fundamental principles on which he is asking its acceptance by.the United States. The ten points in which he epitomizes the treaty provision are as follows: 1.

The destruction of autocratic power as an instrument of international control, admitting only self-governing nations to the league. 2. Tho substitution of publicity, discussion and arbitration for 'war, using the boycott rather than arms. 3. Placing the peace of the worTd under constant international oversight in recognition of the principle that tbe peace of the world is the legitimate immediate interest of every state.

4. Disarmament. 5. The liberation of oppressed peoples. C.

The discontinuance of annexation and the substitution of trusteeship with responsibility to the opinion of mankind. 7. The invalidation of all secret treaties. 8. The protecUon of dependent peoples.

9. High standards of labor under international sanction. 10. The international co-ordination of humane'reforms and regulation. Greeted by Uig Crowds.

To a crowd which surrounded his private car today at Mandan, N. President Wilson declared a week of travel in the heart of the corVry Had convinced him a nation stands together for an international guaran- tec of peace. I "I am glad to get out to see the real folks," be said; "to feel the touch of i their hands und know, as I have come to know, how the nation stands gcthcr in the common purpose to com; pleto what the boys did whci carried their guns i them ovrr the sea. "We may i that they finished the job, but they will they did not: that unless we see to it a is mado secure will have I the job to do all over again, and wo Chicago, Sept. to- I tho a i will rest a con- THOUSANDS HEAR JOHNSON OF CALIFORNIA IN SPEECH AT CHICAGO.

COMAL DEPARTED ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, WITH 57 PASSENGERS The Comal left Galveston Saturday evening, Sept. 6. with forty-nine first- class and eight, third-class passengers for New York and Key West. The vessel was in command of Captain Curry.

The following telegram was received at o'clock last: night by H. A. Eiband from his son-in-law, Curlin C. Craven, wlio, with Mrs. Craven, was a passenger aboard the ship bound for New York: "Key vVest, Sept.

10, 6:11 (Contimird on Page 2.) PEOPLE OF CITY ARE BLESSED BY DISTINGUISHED CATHOLIC PRELATE. a i Sept. i a i a Mercier. primate of Belgium, was welcomed to Baltimore this evening by tlirong which i lh streets from tho railroad station to the residence of Cardinal Gibbons, whom; guest he i bo i next Wednesday. Standing on the top stop of Cardinal Gibbons' rosidonc'i ho tin; pcn- pl'- of tin- oily, an a event in religious annais in i country.

A i vkiilor had blessed the Cardinal Gibbons lustily called for i people to chi'cr and tills was done i a i Then li-ii by hoys nnd from the parochial srluml.s tliu i rom-i'd In i i of "My i i i 'Tis of Then." Governor a i Mayor Broen- Inir of a i and a of several cltlxons greeted and i a i a Morcier the recta. OVER RATIFICATION FOR MONDAY Washington, Sept. German peace treaty, i a and its league of nations covenant, i reservations, was to the seiiiitc today by tho. foreign relations committed, a a i of whose mcmliers opposed a i i a i in thr fnrin submitted by President. Wilson.

Immediately a it was presented by Chairman Lodge, Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, a i domoorai of the committee, frnnour.ci'd a the i ity report, urging a i i a i i a or reservations, be. filed tomorrow. Tbe over a i i a i i begin a a i a Lodge an- i a i a a ii)) I ami Kcpl. i i i before senate. Kirsi i cnmr to a the a and then the fifiht ior a i i mild or strong.

Leaders of the a i a tion forces continued to predict, today i a tin' a with thv league coven a bo ratified in its original form. The formal report of the majority was presented i as i a i US If it had be.en a i to a tho i work of the government. There Ohio, a member of the foreign relations committee, will speak against ratification. The majority report accompanying the treaty contained forty-five amend- to the treaty and reservations to the league covenant. Two of the a promise to be the subject of prolonged debate.

They night besieged in vain the A i i Theater, where republican senators began their Western speaking tour in answer to President Wilson's demands for unconditional acceptance of the peace treaty and league of nations covenant. Before o'clock, the hour for opening the speaking, the theater was nlied and between 5 and 10,000 persons were left in the streets. The streets were so dense with disappointed persons, who surged toward the theater entrances, that police reserves were called out. The thousands within and i had come to hear Senators William K. Borah of Idaho, Hiram Johnson of California and Medill McCormick of Illinois, the latter presiding at the meeting, expound their views of the peace treaty and league covenant and reply to President Wilson's utterances slant apprehension that may a to sacrifice the flower of our youth again.

Makes Many Short "Tho whole country has made up its mind thut that shall not happen." The speech was cheered by the crowd, which included many Indians. At a of short stops i thfi day Mr. Wilson canin nut on UK- rear platform to shake hands, but on the whole it was a day of rest i his train sped westward across tin- North Dakota plains. The only set speech was'at Bismarck, the state ital, during a two hours' noonday stop, and for the first time since In; AVashington a week ago there was no night address. The presidential special picked up a second engine a it began to climb i the Rockies'on the longest continuous of its mile journey.

The next on his swing around the country. Sen- stop after Bismarck was at' Killings! ator Johnson had spoken earlier ia the day at luncheon at the Hamilton Club, but Senator Borah did not arrive until late in the day. Johnson Is Cheered. The crowd outside was led into repeated cheering by a man who shouted a Senator Johnson would be tbe next president. The cheering, however, seemed about equally vigorous at mention of Senators Borah and McCormick.

While the throngs stormed about the various entrances after the doors had been closed by the police, a parade was led by a soldier in i blow- where the president will speak tomorrow morning. LABOR PARTY FAVORED BY MINERS' CONVENTION Cleveland. Ohio, Sept. favoring tbe formation of a national labor party, nationalization of coal mines and an alliance for co-operative political and economic effort i the railway brotherhoods and other transportation workers' unions, have ing a bugle along Michigan boulevard. I keen accepted by the committee on Several persons were in line I resolutions of the United Mine Work- with banners bearing such inscriptions as "Welcome to the men who are bringing our boys back from Siberia," and "We want our boys back from Siberia." Inside the vast theater the crowd ers of America and will bo brought before the conventions here at an early session.

The proposed alliance with the railroad and transportation workers is modeled upon the lines of the British "Iriple of miners. applauded and perspired in its shirt- railway men and transport workers was a larger attendance, on the floor i award a Province to a usual, however, i i a i the in- China instead of a i to Japan, tori-st in the i battle. On the heels of its iire.sontaiion Sena i a of I a in whose rftato President Wilson made an address In of (lie league coven a a a i a a upon i nnd declared the covenant never could be adopted as it. now stands. The big crowd the galleries broke into ns the lov.

concluded, one woman a i up and wav- i an i i in gleat i i i Then; were a references to a i a debate, a tomorrow Senator republican, of and provide that i Slates have a vote in the league, assembly to a o.f Great Britain. The principal a reported i i United States a i representatives on reparation commissions. Tin- amend- deal i phraseology. The chief i is expected to be over tho reservations to thn league a They are: Tbe right of un- i i a i a a of the United States tbe league; refusal to as- l-'ontinucd on 2.) sleeves. Senator Johnson spoke first, then Senator Borah.

Both men were i cheered. Demands Reservations. "No two men who wrote tho treaty can agree now as to what it means," said Senator Borah amid laughter. "We in the senate want to construe that treaty, if that is possible. Tho which has proven such a powerful factor in the industrial and political life in Great Britain.

All three proposals have been recommended in resolutions from local unions in all parts of the country. After a preliminary survey of tho of resolutions before it, the committee has decided to recommend fa -orably to the convention declara- president says a the treaty assures peace. Well, in 1316 he said we must I i "Kainst universal i i a service elect him, for he would koep us out iuul aKainst lynchings and mob vlo- of war. A few months later we were 'nce, advocacy of pc-r cent Amcri- i i i i of the i i Workers by i i application for first citi- i papers as a condition of mp.m- be.rship, and indorsement of the league i of nations. Proposals to withdraw I from the American Federation ot I don't believe in In war.

prophets. "I don't want, to go into tho league at all, personally, but I did not. make the issue. Now I am a i a anxious to i a way out of it if wo must go in. That is what the senate wants now--a reservation which i provide a riothod of i a a "Do any of you want to go into a league that you can't get out of?" All over the hall there cries of "No.

no." bor to enter upon formation of the "one big union" embracing all branches of labor, as advocated by local unions, will be adversely reported. The convention marked timo today pending tho completion of eouiimttuo reports..