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A SSMAN COMPLETE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT BY LEASED WIRE (THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES) 'VOL. 50-NO. 340. SECOND OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN TEXAS. ESTABLISHED 1871 AUSTIN, TEXAS, SUNDAY, MAY 7, 1922 (HOME EDITION) PRICE FIVE CENTS cm THE AUSTIN STAT WAS THE; WAKE OF I- mML AUSTIN TORNADO GEN0A CONFERENCE TI? Ain CM A euiin a at! COLORADO RIVER 13 MILES WIDE ABOUT WHARTON at 4 ROBLEM RUSSIAN By Associated Press.

GENOA, May 6. France will stand with Belgium in opposing that part of the allied memorandum to Russia dealing with the. property in Russia of foreign owners. In consequence of this decision which was communicated to Premier Lloyd George by M. Barthou head of the French delegation this evening, another crisis has arisen which endangers the conference and may or may not be settled beforei the British prime minister returns to London.

If the views of Belgium with respecj WATSON CAMP, Deep Eddy. ANOTHER VIEW OF I Ml. 4 -'i- :4ll.d PRACTICAL JOKERS PESTER BRYAN IN SEARCH FOR BOOZE Procession of Thirsty San Antonio Citizens Begin Arousing Commoner At Dawn. By Associated Pre. HAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 4.

William Jennings Bryan, btrong advocate of prohibition, spent the early morning hours of his visit to San Antonio turning away callers at hi room in a local holel, who had heard the occupant had "lei Mtuff for sale." The first stranger knocked on the door at 6 o'clock. 1 "I've been out; nil night on a party," said tho thirsty cine, "and my supply ran out. I heard a gentleman' in this room could fix me up." Tho commoner caller that such was far from the true state of affairs, and that personally ho wus against the sluff in any form. lie was no more back In bed when Another thirsty one knocked. He had heard, it tint he could fill his flask there.

Hit warn likewise turned away. After the thirteenth prospective cuMtotniir bad been turned nway Mr. Bryan began to wonder if Texas was exempted from the Volstead net. He made known his complaints to the liotel clerk. He lound out that he had slipped Into the city and stopped over at a hotel where a big convention was being held and among thoie visiting were a large number of hin friend.

Mr. Bryan took tho joke good naturedly when he found; that Hie mysterious callers were only friends playing a prank. He and Mrs. Bryan are enronto to California by nutomobll for her health prisoners have right TO MAIL, SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT JUDGE HOLDS Special to The Austin Statesman. ANTON to, Texas, May 6.

Ktate prosecutors have not the lepal rlpht to seize ami withhold a letter, wriluit by a prisoner In Jail to his attorney, under a ruling of Jiidrrn K. (, Tayloe In the Fifty-fifth District Court, foistainitifr the motion of the attorney for the defendant In the case of State vs. 0. Holland, charged with robbery by aswtnilt with firearms A prisoner ha. the rtebt at all times under the to confide in his counsel, it 2t if v' GRISSOM HOME, Deep Eddy.

-Aim, 'di'l' TP mm mi -i 'A A. C. ESTILL'S fit THE ECKLUND THE SIMMONS FREESTONE LYNCHERS PROCEEDED QUIETLY IN GREWSOME WORK No Special Steps Will Be Taken For Apprehension and Punishment of Mob Members. By Associated Press. MEXIA, Texas, May Authorities of Freestone County who could be reached tonight expressed the belief that there would be no grand jury called, at least none at an early date, to investigate the lynching of three negroes on a single funeral pyre in the business section of the little town of Kirvin, eighteen miles east of here at daybreak today.

The three negroes, Snap Curry, 26; Mose Jones, 19; and Johnnie Cornish, 33, all farm hands on the homestead of John King, grandfather of seventeen-year-old Eula Awl-sey whose brutal murder was sail to have been a part of a plot against three women in the King family, were taken from the county jail with keys the mob seized after overpowering Sheriff M. H. Mavo at 3 a. m. tooav.

Curry Is said to have confessed and Implicated the other two negroes. Sheriff Mayo said that evidence and admissions convinced him that Curry and Jones were guilty but that he was uncertain of the guilt of the third. He twice escaped the mob In a thirty mile auto ride and got the negroes safely to the Fairfield jail, hut the mob came to his home, overpowered him and took the keys. The mob was unmasked and was composed of quiet, silent and determined men with a few women on the outskirts. All were heavily armed and there were several guards on the street during the procedure.

The murder of the Awslty girl, pa-rentless grandchild in the King home, and the idol of whole community, is said to have been one of the most brutal in the annals of the State. TARIFF ASSOCIATION TO MEET IN FORT WORTH Special to the Austin Statesman. PORT WORTH, Texas, May 6 Reorganization meeting of the Southern Tariff Association will be held in Fort Worth, May 23, according to announcement from the local headquarters of the Association Saturday. It announced at the close of the Wichita Falls meeting Friday night that the next meeting was to be held In Dallas, HH ii ii i i i i i Residents of City's Negro Quar ter Compelled to Abandon Their Homes. BAY CITY MENACED Breaks In Levee Send Torrents From Swollen Stream Down Upon That Town.

Special to The Austin Statesman. HOUSTON, Texas," May 6. Slight improvement in conditions was re ported tonight by practically all towns in the flood districts. At Wharton, although the Colorado River is more than thirteen miles wide, a slight fall occurred today, and from reports received from above this city, it is ex- peeted the fall will become more rapid fchortiy. No damage was done in the town proper except in the negro district, where the residents were forced to move out and are now being taken care of in the churches and schools.

Two breaks in the levee have occurred above Bay City, and while the flood water has not reached the town, it is expected it will do so Sunday afternoon. At Rosenberg, a rise was reported today, bringing the Brazos 6.3 feet tbove flood stage. No damage is expected in the town, but thousands of acres of farm land have been inundated. Liberty reported a depth of 28.4 feet and the Trinity River is running from five to seven miles wide. No casualties have been reported from any of the towns in the flood district today, and only a few cattle have been drowned.

The loss in farm crops will mount into the millions of dollars, however, and In most instances the season is too far advanced to allow of the crops being1 replanted. RECONSTRUCTION OF WOODWARD FACTORY WILL BE HASTENED Company Officials Hope to Have Plant In Operation Within Ninety Days. To have the Woodward Manufacturing Company in operation again within SO days is the aim of company officials if plans now being formulated can be carried out with dispatch. To further preparations for the reconstruction work, which it is announced will be undertaken as early as possible, a committee representing the Chamber of Commerce was appointed Saturday. This commmiUee is com-' posed of D.

T. Ing'ehart, banker, chari-man; V. T. Caswell, cotton broker; C. W.

Moore and J. F. Johnson, contractors and C. If. 1'age, architect.

This committee will meet Sunday morning at 8:30 o'clock at the office of Mr. Rage for the purpose of rafting a report of their findings which is to be presented Monday morning at 11 o'clock at a special meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce. At the time that the tornado destroyed its plants, the Woodward Manufacturing Company was enjoying a growing business and orders for truck bodies were comins In so fast that production was somewhat behind demand. ine company was considering plans i for the enlargement of the plant and working force to increase the capacity production. Austin was the noecca Saturday for hundreds of curious tourists from nearby towns who drove over for the-purpose of viewing the havoc wrought bv Thursday's tornado.

Every section of the city where damage was done by the storm was visited by them. Those who expected to see dispirited individuals bemoaning their losses were greeted instul, however, with the. sight of busily working people, occupied in reconstructing the damaged property left in the tornado's wake. arrangements for the funeral of Doris Oail Padgett, JX-montha-oId. daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. J. R. Padgett, who was killed when the storm struck at Penn Field, had at a late hour Saturday not been completed. The parents of Mr.

Padgett had reached the city, but Mrs. Padgett's parents were not expected to arrive here until Sunday afternoon. The bereaved parents themselves are still suffering from injuries-sustained by them in the utorm. Fueral services were held Saturday afternoon for two of the five negroes who were, killed In the storm. These were Minnie L.

Harper, aged 10 years, whose body was taken to Buda for burial, and Diniel I. Roberts, who was Interred At I-iberty Hill. I-nst rites for the other three negroes, Aunt Maria Kinchlnn. of Oak Hill, and S. S.

Scales and jAtira of Manchaea, are to be performed Sunday. 2 HOME, Travis Heights. -SWir; HOME, Travis Heights. HOME, Travis Heights 1 MM Y. W.

C. A. UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL RUNS AMUCK; KILLS PROFESSOR AND SELF President Currell of South Carolina U. Threatened With Death By Enraged Marshal. By Associated Press.

COLUMBIA, S. May 6 After threatening to shoot Dr. W. S. Currell, president of the University of South Carolina, Ben Hale, university marshal, today shot and killed Professor M.

Ooode Homes of the faculty of the school of engineering and then shot himself to death. The shootings occurred in the university treasurer's office in the presence of President Currell, who, after the shooting, issued a statement saying that for a long time there had been bitter feeling between Professor Homes and Marshal Hale, growing out of their conflicting duties at the university. President Currell said that Marshal Hale, enraged, asked a stenographer present to leave, began shooting indiscriminately about the treasurer's office and then, shouting, "You are responsible for this," pointed his pistol at the head of the president. Hale, however, a minute later turned his gun cn Professor Holmes and shot him, and then shot hlmseif. Professor Homes was widely known as an engineering authority, i rm THE ECKLUND HOME if VICTIMS OF TORNADO IMPROVING; NO MORE DEATHS EXPECTED Both Mrs.

Woodman and Jack Mussett Practically Out of Danger It Is Believed. Mrs. W. F. Woodman, who was seriously injured In the Thursday storm, when a splinter was driven 'through her head, was reported late Saturday night as Improving.

She Is at the Infirmary. Mrs. Woodman was In charge of the dining room at the Woodward Manufacturing Company, Penn Field. Jack Mussett, who was pinned beneath the debris and timbers from the, wrecked plant of the Woodward and taken to the Physicians and Surgeons Hospital, where it was found that his skull was fractured, was reported late Saturday night us improving slightly. All the other Injured at the various hospitals were, said to be doing well and numbers are leaving the hospitals daily.

KLAN AND ANTI-KLAN POLITICS UPSET WACO; BOARD MEMBERS RESIGN Special to The Austin tSatcsman. WACO, Texas, May 6. Klan and anti-klan factions, holding their lines after two political skirmishes, tonight awaited the next move In the battle for control of the city government. Judge W. M.

Sleeper, chairman of the "Water Beard, and Robert Rogers, board member, announced this afternoon that they will resign as a result as a result of the dropping of K. L. Fulkerson, Catholic, as superintendent of the city waterworks. George Byar was named superintendent last night when three of the five board members voted in his favor, Sleeper and Rogers voting against the change. This action of the "Water Board follows the recent political turnover In a city election when "dark horses' defeated the regular democratic nominees for municipal Judge and water board membership.

The heavy vote given the unannounced candidates has been ascribed in all quarters to the Ku Klux Klan, which now numbers several thousand members In this city. if to this article can be met and it 14 considered posniblo that the Belgians may modify their demand to some de gree Prance will place no obstacle lr tho way of a settlement. The Bus Blans, however, are still to be heard, from. Their reply will probably be do-1 livered within two or three days ami it is known definitely that they will present numerous objections to th conditions set forth by the allied pow ers. Prime Minister Lloyd George ot Great Britain and Vice Premier Bar-thou of Prance held a conference at 5 o'clock thlH afternoon after which It wa tated that their meeting offered no relief of the strained situation ot 1 lie economic conference.

Nothing will be decided definitely, however, it was stated pending Kussiu'a reply to th ullied memorandum. M. Barthou first saw the Italian foreign miniater, Signor fc'ehanzor, und found him busy trying to frame a for-mula on the question ot property rights in KuhhIii which would satisfy everybody and avoid a rupture ot tho conference. "Kve-i if a break comes," Slgnor Scharszer ia quoted by the French ua saying, "there would be no reason foe relflxini; ine bonds of friendship which always have bound and must binds the allies together SSiKnor Sehanzor then referred to th provisions of the Cannes resolutions and emphasized thut they made it clear (hat Hussia would be given th" right to establish such administration of properly within her boundaries she wished. The problem was to recw onelki this right with suitable guarantees that foreigners' property would bo respected.

How to harmonize these two things ho as to please everybody, the Italian minister admitted was a serious qucs tion that had failed up to tho present to work out. M. Barthou saw Premier Lloyd flcorge and gave him a detailed account ot the circumstances which forced Prance to adopt her present position, side by side with Belgium. "Public opinion in France," said M. Barthou, "wan deeply moved by tho announcement of a separate Husso- Ciorman treaty and had even gone so far as to consider it possible that a new war with Germany, and it might bo also with Russia, was Imminent.

"This excitement wns calmed down but the incident made Frenchmen remember with all the more gratitude the help extended to Franco by Belgium during the war. It made France, Mr. Premier, less willing than ever, to part company with Belgium. 'The 'amended proerty article hna been examined by the cabinet in Paris which found it insufficient Although (he committees on foregln affairs in both chamber and senate took no official action, because they did not wish to interfere with negotiations being conducted by the government, they have" expressed their entiie agreement with course we have taken. "Tho question involved one of prlnw ciple, and there is no reason why the rclaU'Uis between the allies should, be affected.

There should be no ones- tion of choosing between them." tective for passage money to South America. Robertson's aunt appealed to the British embassy and, as he was a British subject, the, offer Is said to have been withdrawn to avoid any possible complications which might result. Alexander I'M ward Robertson was a student in the University during the fall term, being registered from Liverpool, Kngland. He stayed for a period of ten days at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Gordon Roberts, 807 West 22 Street. He left the University about Christmas time and entered St. Kdward'g College to take some collegiate courses. He also did outside work here as an aufomoblle salesman and assisted In several benefit and charitable movements while here. According to ills friends, he was a quiet nature and possessed considerable Initiative.

Mrs. Roberts stated when Interviewed Saturday night that Robertson was of an unassuming nature but told of his experiences overseas in rather vivid fashion though at times confused as to details. He told Mrs. Roberts the entire story of being gassed and shell-shocked during tho world war and how he lost his memory as a result. He never mentioned any affair he had with Miss Culberson or any other particular woman student of the University while here, Mrs.

Roberts stated. He left Austin about one month ago, friends here stated Saturday night. Suitor for Hand of Mary Culberson Spins Kidnapping Yarn; Romance Begun in Austin Has Sequel at Newark CAMP, Deep Eddy Photos By Jordan Company. OUSTED FT. WORTH OFFICIAL RECOVERS HIS OLD POSITION R.

Bonna Ridgvvay Placed Back In Office By Decision of Appellate Court. Special to The Austin Statesman. FOKT WORTH, Texas, May 6. of the city commission were forced to take the action they did, and the same conditions which forced them to net the first time will force them again in their ultimate decision." This is the only comment Mayor Cor krell would make regarding the court order reinstating R. Bon- (Contlntied on Page Two.) ED VHATLER FORECAST Ka-t Texas: Sunday and Monday, partly cloudy to unsetled; not much change in temperature.

West Texas: Sunday and Monday, partly cloudy. WASHINGTON, May 6. Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday: West Gulf States: Occasional showers; temperatoure near normal. Upper Mississippi and lower Mississippi valleys Considerable cloudiness, occasional showers; temperature near normal. Special to The Austin Statesman.

WASHINGTON, V. May 6, 1922. Senator Culberson has declined comment on charges made at Newark, N. by Alec Robertson, British subject, that he was kidnapped by a Burns detective named Kills because he was unwelcome to the Texas Senator and a suitor for the hand of Miss Mary Culberson, only daughter of the Senator. Friends of the Culberson family Insist that there Is no foundation for the kidnapping charge and that it will prove groundless when Bubjeeted to the Impending grand jury investigation.

Miss Culberson was a student at the University of Texas and while there met Robertson and became interested in him. When she returned to Washington recently Robertson came east, stopping with an aunt whose home is In Newark. He persisted in his attentions, it Is said, but declined to reveal anything as to his antecedents. He claims to have been a soldier in the British army during the war and to have been gassed and shell-shocked, but, friends of the Culbersong say, will give no further details as to his past. Without such details neither Senator nor Mrs.

Culberson Is willing to recognize him as a suitor tor their daughter's hand. The charge of kidnapping, It Is claimed, grows out of an offer said to have been made Robertson by a de.