QUEEN SHIP
OF CUNARD
• INFLAMES
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BY FORBES W. FAIRBAIRN, _
Special Cable Dispatch.
Southampton, July 26 (Telephoned
to London).—The Mauretania, queen
of the steamships of the Cunard line
and full sister ship of the Ill-fated
* " Lusitania, is in danger of complete
destruction from a fire which started
from a clgaret spark at 2 o'clock on
Monday afternoon.
It is midnight as this story is tele
phoned to London and though the
firemen claim they are controlling the
outbreak the magnificent Atlantic
grehound Is still a fierce cauldron.
Three decks have been completely
destroyed, half the length of the ship
from the bow aft.
Eight hundred men of the crew and
the firemen are still battling the blaze.
Was Being Refurnished.
The Mauretania, which came into
her berth here on the run from New
York Friday, was being refurnished
for her next trip to America. An em
ploye of an upholstering concern was
cleaning the carpet In a first class
state-room on B deck. He was using
petroles smoking. An ash from his
cirgaret dropped Into the petroles
which started the costly blaze.
The man ran to Chief Steward Say
ers who rang the fire gong and sound
ed bugles warning the members of
the crew who ran to their stations on
the steamship and connected the
hoses to the hydrants.
To the dismay of all there was no
water. The ship, however, by this
time was In flames which secured at
least 10 minutes headway before wa
ter could be directed to the danger
point
Port Holes Were Open.
Here apparently Is the reason £he
conflagration gripped the vessel be
cause measures to check the blaze
could be taken. According to the
rules of the board of trade when a
boat is docked the water tanks must
be filled and the port holes closed.
Not only was there no water on th*
Mauretania but the port holes were
also open and smoke belched from
them in dense masses.
Captain MacNeil, dock superintend
ent of the Cunard line, attacked the
outbreak from the Mauretania’s dock
while tugs poured tons of water Into
the ship from the harbor until the
Southampton city fire department ar
Tlved.
xne names cenunuea to Durst out
through the port holes, but they never
topped the ship, the boat deck being
untduched.
The liner was a red hot mass short
ly after the outbreak of the fire and
the fire fighters were unable to ap
proach her. Stages were then flung
over the rails of the decks while fire
men, wearing smoke helmets hanging
on them and directing the hoses to
ward the flames which worked be
tween the steel bulk heads and the
wooden wainscoatlng. The fire spread
both latterly and upwards.
A couple of hours after the fire
started the liner listed heavily under
the tons of water poured Into her
and she was in imminent danger of
heeling over. The pumps were or
dered manned and the Mauretania
was righted after several hours of
work.
Famous Saloon a Charred Ruin.
The whole of the famous dining sa
loon with Its costly carvings and
paintings Is now only a charred ruin.
The lounge also was destroyed. The
staterooms aft of the saloon were
gutted as well as all the cabins on the
E and L decks. The flooring of four
other decks was warped so much as
to make the decks resemble the
waves of the ocean.
The electrical plant In the fore part
of the ship was wrecked, rendering It
most difficult to continue fighting the
flames after night fall.
The firemen claimed at 5 p. m. that
tl>e blase was being controlled but an
hour later there was a renewed out
break of flames.
The vessel as this Is sent Is so hot
that if Is uncertain whether more than
the hull can be saved.
Green Stewards Are Blamed.
The members of the stewards' union
who lost their Jobs during the re
cent dispute with the Cunard company
watched the conflagration from the
docks, and said the fire would not
have spread If there were properly
trained stewards aboard the liner.
They pointed out that the bulkheads
would Immediately have been closed
and that the fire would have been
Isolated.
Furthermore, the water tanks would
have been filled as required by the
port regulations and the port holes
would have been closed.
Officials of the Cunard line de
* dined to make a statement regard
ing the fire Monday night. It was
announced hn inquiry by the board
of trade would be held.
Olympic In Danger.
The remains of the Mauretania will
- be taken into New Castle and the re
conditioning of the pride of the At
lantic likely win occupy fpom six to
12 months.
Captain Roetron. present master'of
the Mauretanta, was not at Southamp
ton Monday and did not learn of -the
fire until hours after It started.
A portion of the cargo of the Maure
tania destined for the United States,
was salvaged by the Mauretartla's
crew.
WATERSPOUT KILLS TWO.
Del Norte, Ookj., July 26.—M>«.
Ernest Giesecke of Honolulu -and Mies
Bertha Giesecke, of Denfer, tourists,
were killed near her^*Sunday when
the automobile tn which they were
riding was struck by a waterspout in
Wait Creek Pass.
AND BOYS' THIRoT
Iowa City. Ia., July 26.—Boys are
third in the thoughts of co-eds at
the University of Iowa, they said tn
answer to a questionnaire. Parents
come first and their home seoond.
SUNSHINE HIGHWAY
TOUR IS COMPLETED
Brandon, July 28.—The fu.
mal opening of the Sunshine high
way was completed here Saturday
when a party of 86 persons from
Iowa, North Dakota emd South Da
kota concluded a 700-mlle trip from
Sioux City, la., to this city. It was
the first trip made by the Sunshine
highway officials over the route of
which Sioux City is the southern
terminal and Brandon cut the north
ern.
The party left Sioux City last
Tuesday. They will be guests here of
the Provincial fair officials until
Thursday when the return trip will
be started.
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TO ARREST SMALL
FOR ORJFLTOD1T?
Now Says He Won’t Call Out
Troops for Present—But
Has He An Ace Up His
Sleeve?
Springfield, 111., July 26.—Will Gov
ernor Small, of Illinois, be arrested
for embezzlement and conspiracy to
defraud Tuesday?
Springfield Monday night awaited
developments with breathless inter
est. Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock
Judge E. S. Smith, before vifhom the
indictments of Governor Small, Lieu
tenant Governor Sterling and Vernon
Curtis, banker, were returned last
week will rule whether the governor
is immune from arrest because of his
high executive position.
Judge Smith was reported writing
his opinion Monday night and It was
said he would hold the governor is
subject- to arrest. If this decision is
rendered the next move will be for
Sheriff Mester to attempt to serve
the warrants.
Ever since the indictments were
returned reports have been flying
thick and fast that the governor
would call out the state militia to
resist arrest. But Monday night. Gov
ernor Small said he would not take
that action—not for the present at
least.
When asked Monday night what he
intended to do if the sheriff attempted
to arrest him, Governor Small said:
“I shall not attempt to waive the
constitutional exemption of my of
fice. To do so, my counsel advises
mfe, would amount to a practical sur
render of the sovereignly of the state
in violation of my oath of office. It
Is my duty, under the constitution, to
decline to waive the independence of
the executive department.”
In well informed circles about the
state house Monday night it was
strongly intimated the governor has
"an ace up his sleeve." It was ad
mitted his statement did not wholly
clear up the situation as to his con
templated plan of action. In some
quarters it was thought he would
merely protest arrest when the war
rant was served upon him.
BONUS FOR EX-YANKS
COMING, AFTER ALL?
After Conferring with Harding,
Fordney Says He’ll Intro
duce Bill Soon.
Washington, July 26.—Efforts are
to be redoubled for soldier legisla
tion at this session of congress.
After a conference with President
Harding Monday Chairman Fordney
of the House ways and means com
mittee announced he would bring out
Ifis adjupsted compensatftm bill soon.
The soldier bonus is not dead, al
though temporarily sidetracked by
the action of President Harding in
asking that it be postponed for the
present. Representative Fordney and
other congressional leaders believe it
was made clear Monday.
Mr. Fordney indicated bonus legis
lation may bo considered along Wfith
the taxation program, which shortly
will occupy the attention of the
House. By combining the twp, it
would be the object of congressional
leaders to arrange thd tax schedules
to provide for initial payments of the
bonus.
It has been suggested that a tax of
1 per cent on all sales be Imposed to
provide money for the soldier bonus.
That suggestion is meeting with
growing approval. |
Advocates of the sales tax to pay
the bonus assert the success of the
tax would lead to its adoption for ail
taxation purposes in place of the
present complicated system.
The legislative committee of the
American Legion is hard at work on a
plan to devive the bonus issue in con
gress and already sees indications
of success. Gilbert Bettman, chair
man of the committee, will confer
with President Harding Monday on
the subject to ascertain the presi
dent’s plans on tho subject.
TEXAN SLAIN; THREE HELD.
Galveston, Test., July 26.—J. E.
Hayes, Perry McFadden and J. H.
Ross, of League City, were arrested
by Sheriff Henry Thomas Monday in
connection, with the killing of M. C.
Benson in League Otty Monday morn
ing.
Benson. 20, a stockman, was shot to
death on the main street ot League.
Benson was a brother to G. C. Ben
son, of Dickinson, who was flogged by
a party of masked men last week.
MH-LJNG COMPANY FAILS.
Topeka, Kan., July 2Ek—The Asso
ciated Mill & Elevator -company, of
Kansas City, Mo., which operates the
Liberty Mills of Kansas City, and
more than 20 Kansas elevators Sat
urday went into receivership under
an order ot the United States district
court here. J. N. Roliwy, of Topeka,
was appointed receiver.
For the first time In several years the
waters of Lake Superior in the vicinity
of Duluth have been sufficiently warm
this aunfmer to permit bathing.
War Clouds by No Means Dis
pelled, Peace of Europe and
Of World Continues to Hang
By Thread.
London, July 26.—Despite offi
cial denials, it Is reliably learned
that Great Britain has informed
France she will not oppose the
dispatch of French reinforce -
menta to Upper Silesia but will
not participate in the movement
and will not accept the responsi
bilities arising from their pret
ence.
The British foreign office ia
moving cautiously and is anx
ious not to encourage Germany to
resist the French, thus stirring
up further'trouble.
BY C. F. BERTELLI,
Paris, July 26.—The Ruhr—the rich
German industrial region—came to
the fore In the International situation
Monday night.
Again it was indicated that the re
gion, the occupation of which was
threatened by France during the rep
arations squabble last May, will be
invaded within the next 24 hours un
less Germany withdraws her note
denying French troops ttie right of
Way across German territory toward
Upper Silesia.
Whole Division Before August 4.
Prance Monday decided to give
Marshal Foch peremptory orders that
a whole division of French troops on
full war footing reaches Upper Si
lesia before August 4 at any cost.
Such a decision, it was stated in
diplomatic circles Monday night, is
to be altogether against Great Brit
ain’s wishes.
Nevertheless the vanguard of the
French division Is already on Its way
to Upper Silesia on French transports
which are heading for the Baltic port
of Danzig, thus skirting German ter
ritory.
Simultaneously with the dispatch
of the additional French force to the
disputed plebiscite area-a compromise
hag been reached with Great Britain
regarding the meeting of the supreme
council which will deal with the Up
per Silesian territorial division be
tween Germany and Poland.
The meeting has been called for
August 4. This explains the haste of
the French In getting the divlaion*bn
its way to present a fait accompli to
the other allies.
Where’ll Council Meet?
The place of the meeting of the su
preme council, however, has not yet
been chosen.
Whild the French government was
obliged to give In to the British-de
mand for an immediate meeting of
the supreme councM, Premier Lloyd
George met France half way, It was
confirmed "Monday night by agreeing
to the point that the plebiscite ex
perts are to make a new investigation
of the Upper Silesian problem. The
experts have been asked to speed up
the matter in order to report fully ou
August 4.
France, It can be stated, rejects the
Italian and British Joint suggestion
to allot Germany and Poland tj>e re
gions already clearly defined as the
result of the recent plebiscite, the re
Jeption being prompted because such
a division would give Germany prac
tically the entire valuable SOesian
territory which France instead
wishes to give to Poland.
Would Mean Final Break.
While the entente'cordiale appar
ently has been saved for the next
few days, the greatest apprehension
is felt among Paris diplomats, as
should Germany decline to let the
French troops cross her territory the
Invasion of the Ruhr would follow
immediately, thus deciding the final
break between England and France
and throwing Germany Into a state
of revolution.
As an ambassador of an allied na
tion.declared to me Monday night:
"Tne war clouds by no means have
been dispelled. The peace of Europe
and indeed the entire world continues
to hang by a thread."
The Matin Monday declared Eng
land is quarreling with Prance be
cause Britain promised Upper Silesia
to Germany if she signed the ultimat
um of May, dealing with reparations.
In any case the Matin adds: France
refuses to be bluffed and Intends to
dispatch the necessary troops des
pite Lloyd George’s veto.”
FIGHT PROMOTERS INTO
COURTOVER PICTURES
New York, July 26.—Tex Rickard,
promoter of the July 2 fight between
Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier
in Jersey City and P. C. Quimby, mo
tion picture producer, were summoned
to appear before the federal grand
jury today to testify eonceming the
■ alleged transportation of movies of
the tight into this state from New
Jersey in violation of federal law.
Mr. Rickard has declared he knows
nothing of the transportation of the
pictures or of plans to show them
here. Mr. Quimby also has denied any
part in their transportation, though
cdmlttlng plans to exhibit them. His
contention is that the federal law pro
hibiting interstate transportation of
pictures of a prize fight does not ap
ply to the Dempsey-Carpentler bout,
ae that historic sporting event was a
voxing match and not a prize fight.
AIR PASSENGER KILLED.
Washington, July 26.—Carl Kreitci),
this city, was kHleH today in the fall
of a commercial airplane in which
he was a passenger. The machine
crashed after its engine had stalled at
a height of 200 feet. Bertram M.
Stewart, Grand Junction, Colo., the
pilot, was seriously injured. *
A former warden of Sing Sing prison
!« now a prisoner in that institution,
having been committed recently far
■ playing an oid bunco game Ih Rsar
j York.
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Legion News. I
The following are tli" objectives of
a campaign outlined recently at a
conference of officials of the Ameri
can Legion and the National Educa
tion association held at Dee Moines,
la.
1.—All teachers. In public, private
and parochial schools, must be Ameri
can citizens and must take the oath
of allegiance. (Exchange professors
from foreign countries not included.)
2.—English must be the basic
language in all schools whether priv
ate, public or parochial. This in
cludes no objection to the collateral
teaching of foreign languages.
3.—There must be greater empha
sis laid upon patriotic exercises and
teaching of history and civics in all
schools.
4.—School attendance must be com
pulsory through the high school age.
Members of the American Legion at
Do<Vte City, Kansas, have chartered a
special train of Pullmans to carry
them to the annual national conven
tion at Kansas City. They will sleep
on the train during the convention,
thus avoiding crowded hotel condi
tions.
Iowa ranks second In the number
of units of the Women’s Auxiliary of
the American Legion. Minnesota
leads by five units. To overcome this
lead members of the auxiliary units
in Iowa tevo been called upon by
their president, Sirs. Donald Macrae,
to Join in a week's campaign to in
crease the number of auxiliary units
In the state. The campaign will be
gin August 1.
William Cree, auditor of Davts
county, la., who gave an arm in the
service of his country in France,
and Miss Beiilah E. Bennett, county
nurso (if Davis county, were married
recently. Cree served in the First
division and was wounded at Sois
sons. He is an active member of the
American Legion.
The American Legion post at Am
boy, Min*., has designed special au
tomobile tags bearing the name of
their town in large letters.
When the American Legion and
.Auxiliary at Chisholm, Minn., de
cided to raise a fund to be used for
sick and disabled soldiers' ^very civic
end social organization in the town
assisted in putting on a benefit en
tertainment which netted $900.
Iowa and Pennsylvania led tho field
In contributions to tho fund for deco
rating the graves of overseas veter
ans in Franco. Iowa'e contribution
amounted do $2,895.
A statewide membership campaign
has been started by the Nebraska de
partment of the American Legion.
Of the 55,000 Nebraskans who served
during the war, 18,000 are now mem
bers of the American Legion. The
campaign is to he in true army style.
Commander Robert’G. Simmons or
dered the leglonaires to advance and
take as many "prisoners" as possible.
The prisoners will be taken before a
court martial and sentenced to b
year’s membership in the American
Legion. »
The Nebraska department of the
American Legion has begun investi
gating, the charges of John Beltz, an
ex-service man, who says he was re
fused admittance to the llhlted
States public health hospital at Kan
sas City, Mo., after he has been sent
there by an examiner for the govern
ment.
John G. Emery, national comman
der of the American Legion, p'laced
a memorial wreath on the casket of
his former “buddy.” Private Gresham,
one of the first three American sol
diers to fall in Franco. They served
In the same brigade. Private Gres
ham’s body was among the 7,000 bod
ies of American poldiers recently re
turned from France. Memorial serv
ices were held In the capitol bulldlpg
of Indiana, Private Gresham’s native
state. Tho burial was at Evansville,
Ind.
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Refused food and a place to Bleep
by a farmer near Carbondale, Kan.,
Jacob Miller, of Melba, Id., formerly
of tho 164th infantry, A. E. F„ died
of exposure and hunger.
John G. Emery, national comman
der of the American Legion, has defi
nitely announced that he will go to
France with tho American Legion
“pilgrimage” which sails from New
York, August 3, for a tour of the
war zone. , Major Emery at first an
nounced that stress of legion mat
ters probably would keep him In the
states, but urgent requests from the
French government have resulted in
hlB decision to make the trip.
Stubby, a mute hero of Selchprey,
who was recently decorated with a
gold medal by General Pershing, has
been invited as a guest of honor to
the annual convention of the Ameri
can Legion to be held In Kansas City,
October 31 and November 1 and 3.
Stubby Is a brtndl Boston bull terrier,
wounded in the St. Mlhtel drtve.
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With co-operation of tho American
Legion and the Red Cross. Col.
Charles R. Forbes, director of the
bureau of war risk Insurance, has
started a “cleanup" campaign to dis
pose of the case of every disabled
service man and woman In the coun
try. Colonel Forbes said the cam
paign Is in effect a housec leaning of
every file In the great government
Insurance office.
The Mississippi Valley conference
of the American Legion which Is to
Include 18 states of the middle west
lion been organized for the purpose
of securing more effective co-opera
tion between state legion depart
ments. Thomas Lee, Kansas, was
elected temporary chairman and Rob
ert G. Simmons, Nebraska, tempor
ary secretary.
A fins of more than 3330 has Just been
Imposed by a London court on the mak
ers of lemonade who advertised It as
being “made from Messina Tamoes.”
I when hi fact U contained no lemons at
; ell.
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Tells Them to Agree to Attend
Disarmament-Far East Con
ference and Then Talk “Pre
liminary.”
BY MATTHEW F. TIGHE.
Washington, July 26.—Accept
President Harding's Invitation to the
disarmament and Far Eastern con
ference and talk preliminary confer
ence afterwards.
This Is the burden of a note ad
dressed to Japan by Secretary of
State Hughes, It was announced of
ficially Monday. The communica
tion was In reply to Japanese inquir
ies as to the scope of the forthcom
ing conference, and made it plain
that this government has no intention
of forcing any particular program
upon any nation. At the same time
Secretary Hughes is understood to
have emphasised the point that the
likelihood of a successful conference
Would be enhanced were no hard and
fast program to be laid down before
hand.
No Objection to “Preliminary.”
Coincidentally with the announce
ment that such a note haB been sent
to Japan, government officials let it
be known that there are no object
ions to a preliminary conference In
Washington, after all of the invited
powers have agreed to discuss the
two plain propositions of the presi
dent's Invitation. In other word*,
they must subscribe to this govern
ment's contention that disarmament
and the Far Eastern question are so
closely related that they are lnsep
. arable.
So far as Great Britain is con
cerned, government official^ said
today that the "ghost of her efforts
to have a prellriiinry conference in
London before all the invited nations
have agreed to come into the Wash
ington meeting has been laid." It is
believed hero now that Great Britain
is reconciled to a "preliminary con
ference of her own.”
What’ll Lloyd George Do?
Otherwise stated, It Is believed thpt
during the present and closing week
of the imperial conference in London
on the defense of the realm. Lloyd
George will ascertain the premiers’
point or view wun reierence to tne
Washington meeting. Though If the
premiers are unable to attend the
opening sessions, Lloyd George will
be In a position to speak for them.
It was hinted here Monday that
Lloyd George would not be disap
pointed very much If the-dominlon
premiers were unable to attend the
conference at all. There are reasons
for believing also, that he Is dis
pleased with the rather frank refer
ences to the Anglo-Japanese treaty
and America's relation to that pact
by Premier Hughes, of Australia.
Situation Is Explained.
On the face of the note sent to
Toklo, it is explained that Japan now
will agree to enter the conference on
tthe same basis as the other Invited
nations. When she has done so she,
with Great Britain then wtll be In
a position to advocate A preliminary
discussion. Such a meeting, provided
It were held In Washington, would
be a netural preliminary to the larger
undertaking, officials pointed out on
Monday, and, therefore, would not be
opposed by this government.
Should the preliminary or program
making meeting materialize Japan
may, If sliff phooses, -raise the ques
tion that Siberia, Shantung and Yap
shall not come within the category of
"Far Eastern" questions on the
ground that they challenge her “sov
ereignty." Japan, It Is recognized,
maintains that It Is for her alone to
discuss Siberia, with the new Rus
sian republic of Chita, Shantung with
Germany and China and Yap, not with
the United States, but with the pow
ers that "gave" her the Island.
Franoe and Italy With U. 8.
The most important of these con
tentions, as they concern the United
States, are Siberia and Shantung.
France and Italy already have taken
sides with the United States against
Japan as regards Yap.
A’s to Shantung the United States
Will insist that the question Is de
batable under, the broad proposition
that China's territorial Integrity must
be preserved without any reference
whatsoever to the treaty of Versailles
or other acts of the allies.
, In the case of Sllberla the. United
States Is ready to give ample proof
that the question does not concern
Japan’s sovereignty In any way. Ja
pan may protest .and enter reserva
tions, but present Indications are that
the sense of the conference will be
expressed with or without her con
sent.
Primarily' on Par Eaat.
It was pointed out In official circles
Monday that President Harding had
called the conference primarily to set
tle Far Eastern questions and that
this government "knows precisely"
what these questions are.
Officials reiterated Monday that
postponement of the conference is net
officially before the state department,
and is "an academic question for the
reason that no date has yet bee>n
agreed to.”
BROKERAGE FIRM FAILS.
I New York, July 28.—The failure of
! the firm of Chandler Bros. A Co., was
announced from the rostrum of the
stock exchange today.
REVOLUTION l00MS
IN CENTRAL AMERICA?
Mexico CUy, July 28.—The long
peace In Central America Is threat
ened by another revolution, according
to reports in the Central American
i colonies here Monday.
| These reports wiki opponents of the
Central American unions which re
cently accomplished the federation of
Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica and
San Salvador, were planning to over
throw Its leaders. j
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‘BLACK SOX’ •
CONFESSIONS
DISCLOSED
BY EARL L. 8HAUB,
Chicago, July 26.—Two smashing
defeats were administered Monday to
the "Black Sox" on trial here In con
nection with the 1919 world’s series
scandal.
The first blow came when Judge
Hugo Friend ruled tho confessions of
Eddie Cicotte, Joe Jackson and Claude
Williams could be Admitted as evi
dence.
The second came shortly afterward
when they were admitted In the form
of testimony by Chief Justice Charles
A. McDonald of the criminal court,
before whom the confessions were
originally made.
He told how the three confessions
had been obtained and what they con
tained. He was careful not to men
tion any names except those of the
three who confessed.
Contradiots Players.
The chief justice was twice on the
stand. It was his first story, told
during the argument In the absence
of the Jury, that led to the ruling to
admit the confessions. He testified
players had not been promised im
munity for their confessions.
This flatly contradicted the state
ments of the players themselves. They
admitted the confessions, but said
they had been promised protection.
When asked why they had signed the
Immunity wavers Jackson answered
"because he was drunk" and the
other two “so they could get out of
town."
The waivers, like the confessions
and other papers In connection with
the case, have disappeared. That Is
one reason Justice McDonald was
called to the stand.
Ban Johnson Causes Sensation.
Ban Johnson, president of tha
American league, caused a sensation
Monday when he offered an expla
nation for the disappearance (Tf the
waivers and confessions. He charged
they were bought from an attache of
the state’s attorney’s office, under
the previous administration of Arnold
Rothsteln, of New York, for $10,000.
When Rothsteln found the confes
sions did not implicate him in a crim
inal way, Johnson charged, he gave
them to the editor of a New York pa
per who offered them for sale.
Robert E. Crowe, state’s attorney,
promised a complete Investigation of
Johnson's charges and said he would
place the bribe talker, if there is one,
in the penitentiary.
Judge McDonald testified the men
had asked him for immunity but de
nied emphatically that they received
any encouragement. Rather, he said,
he warned them that they would itava
to take their chances with the grand
Jury.
Jackson Urged Protection.
Jackson made a plea for protection,
he said, on the ground that “he was
afraid that some of his teammates
would bump him off.'**
The chief Justice said Cicotte had
attempted to make a deal with him
regarding the testimony but he had
told him bargaining was out of the
question. >,*
"I told him I couldn’t make any
promise and that If he didn’t tell his
story before the grand Jury we would
have to get along without him as a
witness,” he said. “I told him I didn't
believe he was telling the complete
truth. He thought It over and de
cided $6 take his chances with the
trial court.
The witness said he had made a
partial promise to Williams but that
If was one of slight leniency and not
immunity. He said he had done this
when he had learned of his baseball
career and the fact that his salary
was only $2,800~a year.
Refused to Help Cicotte.
“When Cicotte was brought into my
chambers he was weeping." the chief
Justice testified. "He told me a good
deal about his life, his wife, his babies
and then about the world's series.
“I told him he could expect noth
ing and that he would be Indicted and
would have to give the Same bond as
anyone. ^
„ "Mr. Replogle Made no promises in
my presence. I was In the grand Jury
room with them and nothing was said
In an Immunity way.
"Nothing was said In my presence
to Joe Jackson about Immunity either.
I told him ha would have to sign a
waiver and give bond. I heard Mr.
Replogle read the waivers to them and
saw them sign.”
Clcotte'a story was different He
said Replogle and Attorney Austrian
for the W'hite Sox club told him they
would Bee that he was freed if he
confessed.
“Indict This Fellow.”
“Then they took me before Chief
Justioe McDonald," he testified. “The
Justice said I was not telling the
whole truth. When I did not answer
he said 'go ahead and indict this fel
low.’ .
"On the way to the grand Jury loom ,
I asked Replogle 'don’t this go about
what you and Austrian tojd me?* and
he said 'sure It does.’ Then I went
before the grand Jury.”
SHIP LOST IN STORM.
Montreal, July 26.—The steamer St.
Louis, plying between Caughnawaga
and Lachlne, was grounded on the
rocks in the St. Lawrence river last
night and the l'O passengers on board
were taken ashore In life boats. A
Violent storm caused the accident.
“WILD MAN” TERRORIZES
WOMEN IN NEBRASKA
Albion, Neb., July 26 (Special).—
Search for a “wild man" near Bart
lett, continues by Boone and Wheeler
county officers, following reports a
“gdant’^terrorlaed women when their
husbands were away. Mrs. McVey,
who lives In the Band hills, hae re
ported ttre man several times.
