Independence Daily Reporter from Independence, Kansas • Page 1

I- I 1 5' I- ft Hi I-1 5 Ml The Reporter Publishes the Full, Leased Wire Beport of The Associated Press. FORTY.PIEST YEAB- NO. 188 SIX I It Looks Like QYOH'S OFFICE OIL STOCKS MADE A'BIGj! i'jiij ft'ji pDi GEORGE STILL "i INCREASf iWSARCHjiiQlf pi HANDS AT HEET i i i TODAY SUCCESS OF PEACE PARLEY WQ'a SAYS GERMANY WITHDjlAVl Wadman Relinquishes Reins Situation Very Tense, But Apparently Becoming Easier as Germans Agree to Abide by the Decision of Conference to Exclude Them. Vi of Citjj Government to Fowler This Morning "Allowed bills" and tVen The king dead, long live the king! f.ecreaged 22,100 barrels for the -week ended April 15, totalling I 410,850 barrels, the summary con- 1 A 1 I Fowler. There was no blatant blare of horns in fact, nothing to euue-ma aumimsirauon oi John L.

Wadnan; ex-mayor auT. the ney one of Mayor I. G. Ik mark the occasion save a hox of jmw- msm production of the Osage nation is shown at 94,600 barrels, against 86,500 barrels, and output of the Lyons-Quinn pool was 48,100 against 5G.500 barrels. The Mexia pool, central Texas, is reported at 95,000 barrels, against 108,000 'barrels; Haynesville, norta 62,100 barrels.

In the Gulf coast field, West Columbia is reported at 35,400 barrel against .35,800 barrels, and Orange county 21.000 barrels against 20,200 bar-rob. Import Smaller. The American Petroleum Institute deports imports of petroleum (crude and refined oils) at the principal United States portg for the week ending April 15, as 2,689,005 barrels, a daily arerage of barrels, compared with barrels, a daily average of barrels for the week ending April 8. KU.LS THREE BABIES BY TURNING ON GAS Children are Found Dead Bed by Grandfather Parents Separated Houston, Texas, April 20 Three children were found early this morlgn together in a "bed their homo dead. They died from the effects of Kaa fumes.

Gas Jets in, an adjoining room were turned justice J. in. nay. wuu held the Inquest withheld his ver- diet The children are? William fttatllls, 9 years old; Eilzabeth H. Mathis.

8 years old and Horace L. Mathis. axed 6. They were the children of J. Mathis, an employe of the Houston Electric company.

Mathis has been separated from his wife for some time. The elder Mathis was awakeneY by the roar of escaping gas. He found the Jets of the kitchen stove wide" open. The father of the chil dren had been at work all night. Genoa, April 20.

(By the Associated Press) Prime Minister Lloyd George told the newspaper correspondents here this afternoon that he believed profoundly in the success of the Genoa, confe; npe and was convinced it would end in life complete restoration of harmony hi Europe. The premier said the incident with the Germans over the signing of the Russo-German treaty had been practically settled and that I he believed the Russian reply Co the allied proposals regarding Rus. sia would be such as to permit further negotiations. As Premier Sees It Unless the conference adopts the proposed agreement pledging the nations against aggressive ae tion toward one another, declared Mr. Lloyd George, he would consider the Conference a failure, but be was convinced it woujd adopt the non-aggresion agreements.

The premier said he believed the woi-k of the conference should be continued' by the league of nations of which Russia and Germany would become members later. Mr. Lloyd George insisted that the. informal conversation held among the delegates.were Justified. He pqinted out that the.

Washington which was a great success, were innumerable informal in Bad Condition Genoaf April 20. (By the Associated Press.) The German delega tion to the economic cohferehce was in a feverish state Of activity today considering the next step to be taken aa a result of the allied note condemning the signing of the treaty with soviet Russia at Rapallo last Sunday. The Ger man delegates met last night, to- gether with their experts and advis-1 c. nnA no imtll era and sat in secret session until! an advanced hour this morning. Another meeting called at 10 o'clock this morning waa still ini session at mid-afternoon.

Many Rumor. Out. Wild rumors were in circulation today concerning what took place! at theso meetings. One was that PAVING CONFRONTS the council board, the compliments of the new executive. Wag a Quiet Proceedrng There was no delegation of citizens present to see' the new mayor Inaugurated into office.

Not a single member of the citizenry lioper was present. THfe commis. Eioners, the city attorney, the city clerk and Messrs WTadman and Fowler constituted the gathering. Mayor Fowler picked a fine day to take up the reins of government. Ex-Mayor Wadman was Just as fortunate in having a fine day to release them front tn tired bands that had held afi mUaifer-lng grip for three years.

There wa8 no drenching oratory. The Wadman administration ended quietly. Following a routine matter of the transfer of a lot in the cemetery and the allowance of bills, the change was made. Just Two Smiles A smile adorned the face of "honest John" as his friends know him when he relinquished his chair to the newly-elect. The saipe i sort qj a smile greeted him from Mayor Fowler.

The oath of office was the next in order, and the weekTy session 0t tb' ppmpitssioners ried on." 1 Mayor Wadman was glad to be through with it alV Shortly after his election three year8 ago, a friend predicted something at the timo he could not under stand. It was simply "that the mayor's office Is a thankless job." Not many days ago when Wadman was in a reminiscent mood, he reviewed this! "The prediction came true in every respect," he said at that time. Weary of the task of trying to keep folks'. chickens separated from neighbors' gardens and counties other annoyances wmcn aauy the life af a city administrative, he passed up the opportunity to attempt to succeed himself. Ho did not run for re-election.

A Consclentous Man. Mr. Wadman leaves the office having done the best he knew how. He did not please everyone. That can't be done.

It is difficult to please half the people, but he did Just about as well as any man could do, and in his admin ft "I A I. 'i 'i i 4 It'. Vpw Vrlr Anrll 9A Pino Hn and tank farm gr08B domestic cruae Oil stock3 he'd In the United States increased 10,905,000 barrels in 'March, according to the weekly summary of the American Petroleum issued last night. Of this increase 9,355,000 were in stocks east of the Rockies The daily average gross crude oil nf'nritirtinn of the United f'ates I tinues. Oklahoma Decreasing.

Oklahoma-Kansas shows a daily average gross production of barrels, a decrease of 2,300 tarrels; North Texa8 an-increase ot 200 baiels Central Texas a decrease of 14,350 barrels; North Louisiana a decrease of 14.60Q barrels; and Arkansas an' Increase of 1,850 barrels. In, Oklahoma, GERMANY SOVIET UNDER NEW TREATY London Man Learns Details by Trip to Western Prussia --France Stands Pat Genoa, April 20. (By the Associated Press) Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain said today the political commission of the economic conference would meet tomorrow' to consider the Russian, reply to the allied proposals trans last The reply was expett- ed to be received Mr. Lloyd George predicted success for. the London April 20.

(By A. Allen Clement Edwaids, liberal member of the house of commons, who has Just returned from a tour of investigation in western Prussia, said yesterday he had been informed by representatives of Germany that a compact had been concluded' between-' Prussian thorities in Berlin and soviet repre- sentatives of a dual nature, which in addition to a commercial agree- I 1 a. 111. luumues a kubi muinij w- rangement involving the mutual use of soviet soldiers and officers and German officers. No Answer Yet Genoa, April- 20.

(By a. The German delegates at noon had made no reply to Lloyd George's untimatum that they, either with u.b accept the penalty pf disbarment rora the conference discusssion of the Russian question. The Ger mans are divided on the issue and no reply is expected from them before tonig1- stand6 My 6 mU France Stands Fat April 20. (By A. Instructions sent by Premier Poin-caire to the French embassy in the capital, and fully approved by the are to insist that energetic measures mu.it be taken and penalties applied to Germany if the Russo-German treaty is not abrogated, regardless what the Genoa conferences may decide.

Premier Point-are has held consultations with a number of the leaders of the different parties in the last two days. The conservatives and nationalists' advised a firm-attitude, while the more 11b- i It': I If 4 I 1 i ') I ill 11 'I HOLD YOUNG MAN FOR KILLING AGED PAIR Ezra Davidson Accused of Slaying J. W. Hunt and Wife of Missouri Springfield, April Tow Gower, of Buffalo, left the Dallas seat at 9 o'clock this morning, enroute to Springfield with Ezra Davidson, charged with the murder' of J. Hunt 'and wife of Red Top, Mo.

The sheriff is' accompanied by several deputies and the trip to Springfield is being mado overland by automobile. The sheriff and hia men the expected to arrive here about 11 o'clock this morning. Springfield, April 20. Ezra Davidson, Dallas county farmer, Hunt and his wife near Red -Top has signed a confession to the crime and is being removed to an adjoining county for safe keeping, according to a long distance mes- sage received from Sheriff Tom Gorry of Buffalo who has the prisoner in custody. i Springfield, April 20.

Ezra rHart ott raaio r9 n.A farmer rn'sidim? near Red Ton. Dal- la- countv. was arrested at 10 o'clock last night charged with the murder of J. W. Hunt and his wffe at their home in Dallas county, and his wife were 72 yearg of Pge.

Their bodies were found late yesterday afternoon by who having failed to see them for several days, started an pation. Davidson i8 being held at Buffalo, county seat, of Dalla, county, and is now being grilled by officers. Hunt and his- wife were beaten with some blunt in Billion Gallon -Storage Reserve, i. i. 77 '-Washington.

April bjllion gaiion storage reserve or gasoline iCas- forecast by, the bureau of mines toaay in report snowing a reserve on-March J.fPf largest, in the history The March 1 totaj is an, Increase Of 112000.000 gallons over, the re- erve of February 1, and is above the bbih figure of May, 1951, by is.uuu.uuu ana gallons' i prt He deciared he had not seen his for a week. The chndren were found by their rrftn(Jfather. who wa nwakfined hv King Victor Emanuel la expected to arrive. Tha German situation is complicated by a personal question between Dr. Rathenau and Premier Lloyd George.

Three times iaet veek the former asked to Bee'Mrv Lloyd Gorge, who always, accord- ing to the Germans, found an ex- ouse for hot receiving him, the last time was Friday when Dr. Rath-i enau. after a third refusal decided to sign the treaty with the-iRiis-' elans. Hold Germany In -y The German foreign minister is understood to be working to maintain the unity of the German delegation, hi8 opinion being that: lw must insist on validity of the Russo-German pact, i i1' Therefore the! withdrawal of "the Germans from the commission din1' I cussfng Rusian affairs as destrl by the allied, is unjustified in hfs view, besides being illegal, sfnee only a plenary sitting of the conference could formulate sucfr'ti request. 'Russia ia evidently standing by Germany as M.

Chitcherin, the soviet foreign when 'asked today why the 'Russo-German treaty was not communicated to Mr. Lloyd George said "all the fusg made over tbis treaty is auite -unjustified. i I think it ghoitlil- be taken as a njodei for the Genoa conference The republic of the oyiets, would gla4 to conclude similar treaties with other coun tries, especially the United States" Frtnoe ie Bitter, The idea by spokes-' men at French headquarters was that France's attitude toward both pennany and Russia would be "stiff" because the French had not coing. 'to the conference, they.de- to be tbe cats paw for eith- Or flAt-Vhftno' IIP ttlA nilaaln.n.4k. Depty Gtno Baldesi.

secretary fit the Genoa'confederation of labor in comjnentln(5 today on the situation here, declared that in his veiw everything pointed to the gradual formation of an International bloc ih eastern Europe, comprising Ger- many, Russia and Turkey, In op- participate in further discussions of Russian affairs, as a resultor having signed the Russo-German treaty at Rapallo last Sunday. Mr. Lloyd George emphatically denied that Dr. Walter Rathen.nu, the German foreign' and for Germany of the treaty bad ever Informed him either or indirectly of. negotiations regarding the Russoflerman pact.

ijiii. Dublle" icnool Wffgff" Cdudty1igh thBoPv.s fcudi 1897 he Was its first uperintend- kU he It stUVerHkiJ capacTty althougtt school become a part of the city ay- tem.j'Wnat Jj 'truefof theHfiWihia farmet 'tin PrbfJ '--l Second -to only! In-'' Iengta" of aeTvICe 'ls supt Ulsdoo' i the city schools. He began his here twenty years ago, which as Jong as- Supt Pearson bas In Kansas' City, Supt Listoa -could havat Siked Mr. Risdoa the Question ha put to Mr. Pear-.

and the answer could have the' sama with equal trufbfnl -r Independence and Montgomery are Indeed fortunate ln haw two such. able school men as Foreign Minister Rathenau, who position to the western European signed the treaty with Russia, will (bloc, comprising the This, be made the scape goat of the Rus- be declared, would create an atmos-eo-German, incident some 'reports, phere that might lead to a 'not going so far as to assert that he distant, and most terrible war. would resign. Leading French delegates pro- 8ayt Germans Accept. uounced about Dr.

Rathenau thef Genoa, April 20. (By the Aa-famoua phrase that he must either sociated Press) Prime Minister soumettre ou se 1 demettre" Lloyd George today said the Ger-(submit or resign,) maintaining man delegation to, the economic -that the iallieg could not tolerate conference had agreeM to accept the continuation, of "Bismarckian the conditlort of the allies not to noliCv SO dear to Rathenau" WhlCB, according to certain reports Chan- cellor Wirth himself did not ap-i prove. 'A ''y 8ee Foreign Minister Schantzer, Ital ian delegation, continued bis active work of reconciliation today, hop- lag to prevent the breaking up the by finding some mmnrnmise hetore SaturaaT when TOOK NAT'VE SOIL TO MA- DEIRA FOR BIRTH 4 OF BABY-. Budapest, April 20. The de- sire pf former EmpresB Zita 4 of Austria-Hungary in exile on I the island of Madeira that her 4 4 coming child be-born on Hun- 4 i garian soil; is to be fulfilled.

4 Count Hanradi, in defense to 4 her oft-expressed wish, made a from Madeira Hun- gary some weekB ago, gays the Hungarian Telegraph agency, and took back with him two 4 cases of Hungarian soil. This 4 will be' spread on the floor of 4 Zita's room. RAISE TARIFF BUT ASK LOWER PRICES McLumber bays Manutactur ers Protected Not Boost Prices Washington, April iOSonsider- ation of the administration tariff hill wna hncrnn In th fiAnfltn tnHnv with an address by Chairman Mc-, Cumber of the finance commission who- declared a protective tariff and a reudction in production cotss were necessary "to reconstruct the commecial bridge across 'the chasm separating tne cost ot production me umtea states ana aproaa. 1 Delcaring finance cpmmis- 8fon majority in writing the. tariff iU had attempted to guard.

the of the great consuming Mto against any unjust tharge the things which make Ibeir daUy requirements. Senator Mc- Cmnber warned" manufacturers and others that enactment ot the meas- ure should not be made, the occa sion for Increased prlecs to consumers. r. Asserting that the Income of two thirds ef. the American people Tiz wore, neiow ue pre-war oasis, tne Norh 8enator delcared that i t.

hrin, rtnwn -atM commodities to "within the pur Jeach ot Tt8t army of'. Americn furmpra nrt America wac earsars reach that ranko? extend bai. Inch hevonJ tha limit 0f their earnings." QTY AND CUUNTY NEWS toe governorsnip nomination on tne Republican ticket. He making a tour of the Third district and says be finds things In mighty good snaps for Mr. Mergan.

THEWSATHER FAlR.T Kaasaa-r-Fair and iRr day; net ssah change in Utcpero- tnrt. 1 Bascbiwt supplies at Holt's, I In a of th Hmn nf Mn fnnnrt fml lRta open ln a room aaj0ininit the chii dren's bedroom -and the house filled with gas. An investigation has been ordered by the police and gheriff'g force. The children lived with their fathef and graQdfather. Tnelr fatn.

er and mother were separated Their father is a night employe of the HoUston Eiectric company, He waa from fl appraised of tragedy. Today was the birthday of the oldest boy. Investigatorg declared tSey were fcn JeHberately. tion is insisted upon now by evidence ot determination on the part of the allies the treaty may a3 well bo abandoned altogether. He hold that none the conces-sion made to Germany has led in any respect to conciliation but rather that they have been taken by Germany as evidences of the weakness of the allies and an encouragement for further resistence.

Speculation is rife concerning the form of penalties to be imposed upon Germany, and it is believed some such action will be taken. Occupation of Ruhr vallepfg --Sug gested, although 1 there is authcnri-'l 1 the Gerinana mostciiexpeet pring errective pressure at less nit- I OFFICIALS TODAY Commissioners Take Up Matters as Nw -Mayor -Is Given Oath of After Mayor. had taken chdrge of Uvo city, this morning, the officials got speedily under way. The city clerk was instructed to wrrite to the architects of the Memorial hall al St. Joseph and get eight iore sets of plans for the building as all others are Inuse and there is a need for more.

Petition Sufficiently A petition for paving Walnut from Tenth to Eleventh tsreets was found to be sufficiently signed and the prayer of the pe tition was granted. In the matter of the remonstrance filed by prop- erty owners along paving project on Stephenson. street from Fifth to Sixth 119 action -was taken as (hose who1 alerted tha remonstrance asked for more time saying they had not been familiar with the legal proceedings coh- 'oornlni, (ha i.nnIHnli i vav iwpvpiiiivii. ri The E. K.

Campbell Heating I was tiven an onnnrtimit hM the heating and ventilating of the-i new memorial hall. A representa-i tive for the company was present 'a bond for John Maskerod cover- ing electrical wiring was apprvded. Control to Be Sued T)ivnrrfl at (W'a XOP JJJVOTCe at OllC.e 'San olot2bacn wJ11 mtxllt for dIvorce from Margaret MaUenaHer the contralto cou here arcfcordfn t0 Max- well Peyser, bi- attorney. Glotz-bach asserted that his: return to big Pacific-coast homel and his former 'Occupation of chauffeur a of -WW; i'-beeansecto, w. no lads' t.i stated tha WoK-i ringtr wf Buu.nrutHanmtia mustard, and jhat thei tm0 Md ot make.

a gooddomestictb-juQUet" i. 'h Big LOSS'Cf-Life u- AmmilTlitlnn Klflva TTri April 20. (By the At- nociated Press) Advices from Sa- IcniVa today report great loss of life ag a result of an explosion ot the ruins of a church on whltb shell fell, and it la believed 1.800 soldiers were buried In the ruins their barrack! which were demolished, the advices state. OR. T.

E. MOSELY. DENTIST Guaranteed Work. '-TREASONABLE PRICE 3 Office ove' Hub CtuttslEg Stora' fircxs (I to th istration which happened to face feome ot(the hardest -iff Oblems the city Has 'ever known, he did what he thought right in a fearless man-, net. Mayor Fowler i8 not a novice la this sort of In fact, he is almost as familiar with the of fice as if he had Berved in the chair for years; xHis work as a commissioner and other city offices fitted him for the task he has ahead of him; The city made a fine selection when it chose him to handle Its affairs.

In spite of all there i to do in running a corporation" the size of Independence, it Is. free ly predicted that he w' "ke good make as good any rem ne.Am-erican citizen 'An do in the Job. LOCAL SCIOOLMEN AMONG LONGEST IN-SERVICE ANY- WHERE INSTATE OF KANSAS The king idead, long live the Kingt ia ine tive-: opinion hat'tbw' inied. nre also gave' 'the premier 'to B(JlM1f. thaj -i, stand they would support the-'cabJ ft vf in aemanwn.uiai.iB, awj? oejpnd are perkaBnMlst prepared to rlit to violations of the.

VersaJ9(fliee, hefefinaclarndiionomle Sf f. 1 tttt 1 -a- V'fi will 10 rue r. Hva violated treaty wDuia'ipermieneiarnea 10 It Waa nnlntail nil1 Inilnir fViof 1 pomtea i Betcha ym'll. be, vsorrr iH jjou don't see Freckles Barry, Aupa'tloiT 1 7 fZZil irZtX SH fftTt Aof Rah. fo O.h;.

the 't Chapi, i litk in VPay Day.ibut thea we i know "ou won't miss It. Ad- -follpwlng item rppeared In last night's Neodesha Sua: SUperihdentent Pearson, of he Kansas City, tthools addressed the "Rotary ciub Jast night. Supt Liston Introducing the speaker tald he bad served as head of the Kansas City schools tor pver 20 years, and that school raen-were anxious to know the sec ret of how 'a school superintendent- could do it. Supt Pearson answered that it 'It was any secret it was a similar! pt. tn that nf a P.i-mn form er who bad made a wonderful.

success. When asked to suggest bow one could succeed as he had, the German replied: "Mind yo.ur own business." Supt Xiiston should- bare come Independence ha. waste! to find old time school mea long Id Ing that the the In ent has of of work is" been same son, been caunty -mis' and 35c. Next week BEST Last showing tonight i of Leroy Scott, "The Mght i Rose" with Lon Chaney, "Jul- ouv toaay ih i. IT ri-r nuasouerman treaty, naa light vplations of the rVeraallUw.nact bv Germanv rV ff wvmnuy lu re- bpect to.

materials, the. Germans having. It appears, sold the arm, which the Russian refu- goe, had left in Germany Instead of handing them ove rto the allied commission. Article 1 of the RussoJerman licai.y ai lug PUQ UI Clause reaQS "The Russian government re" pounces payment of the sum Germany has derived from the sale of Russian army material trans- 1 orted into Germany." Pdi i-ernisra l'f riiei; ptnitkm rfc'-that Uvff can be no more Jiesiiftt Ion more inan.Marcn a yearaago. i wnu.

ens, eauor of tne ct.s war materials stored 200 meters "At the present rate of increase waa here today looklnt from the Salonika railway station-in storage." says the report, the after W. Y. Morgan's chance, for Hundreds ot'chlldren were burled Puum Aprii refuses to recognIZe the debtg contracted by the Czarist government during tne and later by the Kerensky g0Ternment, in their answer to the demands made public here today The enToys of Rug. sia asserted they cannot meet all the conditions laid down for them. Russia is willing, however, the answer said, to recognize the debts contracted before the war.

In der to liquidate these, they plan iasue. subscribed t- up 4ha Ekon 1778. tf. lea Landis, John Bowers, Lea- 4 trie Joy and a dozen other 4, screen favorites. Tomorrow 1 and Saturday: Marie Provost In "Don't Get Personal." QUALITY Last showing to- night "A Connecticut Yankee ft in Kin? Arthur' Court" The big picture Of the yaw It advertises 4 Snub Pollard ccmely.

Diuion gaiion point may ne reacn- ed in the gasoline reserve before the seasonal decline in stocks com- mences." I For iaultaPlnd' irf er- Kansas. ii Nees aad Mr. Rlsdon arn, and hob rbey are both appreciated ly boards of education aod by xjobli-? la general, la tb acboli the Jorth Penn. Indenemdenre. -Supt.

Tseea of tfce Mki school by hair- length of service wfcje. anhgtjnjf aa, die wee, now tn bit thirty sere nth J-wf' ia in1.