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The ( imaha Corning Bee
VOL. 52—NO. 280. .. moi-ci.. «..«* •*, n, im.i OMAHA, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1923.* Sit™ & f'JtttttTmJZ £»"£ TWO CENTS '* ‘Vff'ct:!1.
Oman* P. 0> unaar act ®i Marcn j, iv/V. __ _——————^
\\ ay Is Seen
for Solving
Labor Need
Influx o£ Britain's Unem
ployed Suggested to Help
Fill Gap Caused by
Demand in U. S.
Kingdom’s Quota Short
By MARK SFtXIVAN.
Washington, May !».—A thoughtful
and fairly well-informed person being
aslod what is Great Britain's greatest
problem today, replied: "It is how to
fake i are of its 1,41*0,000 unemploy
ed." A few days before. Judge Gary,
:Ilf head of the L'nited States Steel
corporation, when asked what was
Americas greatest Industrial problem,
replied, "more labor."
In the light of Great Britain's
problem of what to do with its un
^ employed and of America's problem
of how to find labor, consider tlie
following facts:
During the last fiscal year, the
l'nited Kingdom had the privilege
tinder our present immigration per
centage law of sending in 77,342 im
migrants. Actually during that year
Great Britain sent in only 42,67** im
migrants. That is to say, only 53
per cent as many Immigrants went
to America from Great Britain as had
the right to go.
Quota Falls Short.
In other words, under our present
quota law, American could have got
from Great Britain nearly 33.000 more
immigrants than actually came.
I'nder this state of acts, it would
s -em that the answer to America's
dilemma as propounded by Judge
Gary amT others of our Industrial
leaders, wijuld lie not in trying to
change tile law so as to increase the
percentage of immigrants permitted
to come in, nor in otherwise changing
th*- law in the direction of great elas
ticity,'flu rather in the practical busi
ness of bridging in those British
workers^, who could come but don’t
come. f
Practically nobody in America ob
jects to bringing in immigrants from
Great Britain. Nearly all of the
anti-alien prejudice which i» respon
sible for our present sentiment
against immigration , is directed not
against Great Britain not against the
other countries of western Europe,
hut again certain countries in south
■ rn and eastern Europe.
Help to Two Countries.
The practical business of getting
il.esc* English. Irish. Scotch and
Welsh unemployed started toward
America ought not to be too difficult
for our Industrial leaders. It would
relieve Great Britain and it would
Ill fit America. If tlm l’nited States
i*ocs not find some way to do >ome
: iiing about it. Great Britain l»eing
hard pressed by the problem, is like
iv to organize means of sending its
- irplus population to Canada. Aus
tralia and other British dominions.
What i* -aid about Great Britain
* u itc also of Germany. During
the lot fiscal year. 68.059 1m*
m:-'i ants could have come in from
. ( i many. Actually 19.053 came in.
Tn t is to say, 47,000 Germans could
hav cime in under our present law
Who did not come in. it would seem
that la the devising of way* anil
linens appropriate to this set of facts
would li" tile basis for an acceptable
compromise between, on the on** hand.
anti-alien forces in America
who are utterly unwilling to make
tin- present law mor" alastic but
woui<i not object to the bringing in
British labor and Oernias labor,
which rould come in under our pres
. ti law hut fails to come.
mmm(Copyright, 1922 »
Motor Car Skids
Over Bank; 3 Die
Ifv International New* nervier.
s Rochelle. 111.. May 9.—Three per
"I® eifns are deal and twA seriously in
jured today as tlm result of an guto
mobile crash on the Mncoln highway
near here. The dead are h Uliam
I ritz. 4**: Richard *' Devine. 3S: Rob
ort C. Davev. 65. all prominent Odd
Follows of DeKalb, 111. The injured
iaie Perry Richardson. 38. driver oti
'tlm ear, nnd Fred .1 Buslibv. also of
DeKalb.
The party was travelling In Ro
chelle to attend a lodge initiation. The
automobile skidded over a road em
bankment and plunged into a barbed
wire forme, against Which *he victims
were inangled.
Children Locked in Closet
When House Catches on Fire
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Shenandoah, la., May fl.—While
Mrs. T. 15. Clark had two of her neve*
children locked In n closet to disci
pline them, fire broke out in the
home. The frantic mother became
confused and an elder sister rescued
the two youngsters. The blaze win
mused by sparks falling on the roof.
Mrs. Clark and her clrildren ate re
siding here until the close of school,
when they will move to Scribner. Neb.,
where her husband, "Tail" Clark,
i well known Iowa baseball player re
eently accepted a position.
Pacific Oil Karim $1 1
San Francisco, Cal., May !• The
pacific Oil company earned $ 11.7!*?.
^0 ,, (n i<i22, according to a report
made public here today Of this
amount, fl0.500.000 was paid In divi
•tend*, leaving u surplus of ♦1.21*2.225.
The report i* said to Indicate a d<
c,dtu falling off in earinlngv.
U. S. Troops May Be Called
to Capture Chinese Bandit*1
Soldiers of the 15th Infantry, 1'. S. A., stationed in China, will tie the
first l tilled States regiment railed on if it is necessary for this country to
take any drastic steps in China as the result of the kidnaping of passengers
on a railroad train traveling through a Chinese province.
Officials Doubt
Pekin Able to Pay
Ransom Demands
Washington Concerned About
Negotiations l nder ^ ay to
Release Americans Held
by Chinese Outlaws,
Washington, May 9.—Comment
Iter*? on the Chinese situation re
vealed doubt on the part of Borne
government officials as to the ability
>f the Pekin government to bring
about release of Americans and other
foreigners taken prisoners by Chinese
bandits and to pay the ransome do-;
mended. '
It was ]H)innd out that none of
Minister Schumann reports had
shown definitely what motive ln-t
spired th# brigands. Whether they
sought ransom in cash or recognition
and immunity was said to be a ques
tion. the answer of which yvould throw
considerable light on the central gov
ernrpent's ability to fulfill the obli
gations it has assumed. Information
on this point Is expected from Mbits
ter Kchurman.
While the resources available to the
Pekin authorities are understood to
be sufficient to ransom the prisoners
in cash, it was pointed out that un
less the money was paid by Saturday
the progressive Indemnity demanded,
if continued over a period of two
weeks, probably would exhaust the
finances of the central government.
An official report from the Pekir
foreign office, the first to lie received
here, was communicated by Minister
Kze. in person to Secretary Hughes
after his arrival In Washington from
China. Secretary Hughes was un
derstood to have expressed gratifica
tion at the promises made by Pekin,
hut reiterated his primary determine
tion that the American prisoners
should be freed and delivered un
harmed
Miner Kills Two
Nonunion Workers
Pomeroy, O., May 9.—J E. Miller.
ig'-rl 53 a coal miner, today shot nnd
killed Edward Arnold and .'. \v.
Swlner at his home here.
Miller told police that Arnold and
Swlner were West Virginia nonunion
miners who hail attempted to abduct
i him and take him bark to West Vir
ginia where formerly he worked Mil
ler is a union man.
Sioux City Mail Shoot* VI ifc.
Sioux Pity, May 9.—Thoma* A.
Purdy of Sioux City phot hi* wife in !
a room in « Hot«“1 thin afternoon. She f
may die. pnllce gave domeHtlc trou j
Lie* jim the rvuir Purdy 14 .1 mhIch
j man for th« Western Rock Inland i
: Plow company of Omaha
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No Need to Exceed
Speed Limit
to leave frets and rates be
hind when you are your own
chauffeur. Neither do you
have to go beyond your purse
limits when buying a used ear
if you look around “auto row”'
in the “Want” Ad section of
The Omaha Bee.
Good used cars which ate still
in fine condition are parked in
the nd spaces in the "Automo- *
bile” column of The Omaha |
Bee. '
And, if you want to sell your
ear, place your “Want” Ad
here, where scores of prospet
live purchasers look each day.
Head nnd use Omaha Ret
"Want” Ads—ihc bee-line
to results.
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Government Will
Take Sugar Fight
to Highest Court
Derision of New ^ ork Judge
Denying Injunction \t ill
Be Appealed. Attorney
General Says.
Washington. May 9.—An appeal to
the supreme court in the shortest |ms
sible time, Attorney General Daugh
erty announced today, will he taken by
the government from the New York
court decision denying an injunction
to prevent speculation on the Now
York sugar market. s
Attorney General Daugherty's;
statement was made after lengthy
'onfeionce with liis astistaiits The;
attorney general and his staff were
not officially Informed whether the
New York decision was In the neces
sary final form to take an immrdl- j
sto appeal and. as a result, tho next;
step in the government’s fight against
the alleged sugar conspiracy was un
determined. .Mr. Daugerty and As
sistant Attorney General Seymour,
who has had charge of the sugar
proceedings, said that receipt of the
court’s opinion was awaited to de
termine further action,
"The sole purpose of the govern
ment,” said Mr. Seymour, “is to ex
pedite this case to a final hearing.
Th*- attorney general and Mr. Sey
mour said that the Department of
Justice was responsible for using all
measures within the la Wto protect
the public against exorbitant sugar
prices. If the law should be found
deficient nnd so determined by the
supreme court, their view was that
ths department would have met Its
responsibility, 'leaving further action
for extension of the law or amend
ment up to congress
Department of Justi- e officials, '
manifesting no disappointment over
the adverse turn taken at the outset j
in the government’s suit, declared the ,
principle involved t was whether the .
law now gives the government a ’
remedy to protect the public against
gambling in t he vital necessities of
life. Despite the denial of a pre
llnmlnary Injunction they contended
the government theory of the, suit
was sound.
Mexican Bandits
Holding American
ll> lnt*m*tln»»iil New a S*rvU‘*.
K1 Paao. Tex.. May 9.~ An A mar
Iran named Newman in being held
for ransom by Mexican bandits head* j
i'd by Juan Galindo, according to a
report from Torreou received here to
lay. Niwnmn was disced at Charco
Asti! on a Guadalupe ranch, the re
port stated. These name bandits It
la said, a month ago captured Oscar
W. Krull. Han Antonio mining engi
near. who. however, managed tu es
rape.
County Attorney Is Suetl
for $.">0,000 at Lincoln
Hpm iul IM»pnt« li to Th* Omali« It**.
Lincoln. May r*.—John K l*owe.
Lincoln attorney* today filed a $50.
000 damage null agn net » •unity At
torney diaries L. Mataon The suit
in based upon the arrest yesterday
of Lowe ntul diaries Sherman. piT
\ate detective. <*n n warrant by Mat*
son charging them with extorting
money front an unmarried couple.
Matson claimed in the warrant that
Low* and Hherrnan tnk 111** couple to
a room in a * Lincoln business block
find threatened them ultli arrest.
Payment of money to the lawyer nn«l
detective was made by the couple.
Matson assert**! In tho warrant.
Lowe, in hl« petition for dummy e.
denies the extortion charg*
IVxan Danroa l(>0 iluur*.
Dallas, To,, Ma> 9—Alter iliuuinc
fur lliil hours autl It * minnti-s, Ifossor
,1. \rwinan, of Dallas, slopped sail*
luilay on ailvlrr of physicians, Ncw
man's rondltion »a< said to In- Rood.
Th# judges and Newman assert the .
time will b*- M-rognl/i-d aa nfflrlal and
as establishing lbs ittcurd fof lime. ’{
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l &
^sks Chase
Be Dropped
Nole From Caplive of Brig
ands Says Foreigners Face
‘"Dire Consequences" Un
less Troops Called Off.
Boxer Move Back of Raid
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Wj Associated Press.
Shanghai. May 10.—Kidnaped
Americans and oilier foreigners held
by the Huchow bandits In the hills
hack of Iindiing, face "dire conse
quences ' unless the troops surround
ing the brigands' stronghold are
withdrawn, according to a message
which has been sent out by one of
the captives, J. R. Rowell. American
newspaper mkn of Shanghai.
The message which Powell con
trived to have smuggled through both
the lines of bandits and troops urged
thnt the government forces he with
drawn. The alternative, his note bald,
would be that, the "captives will suf
fer dire consequences.”
t is learned here that negotiation*
for the release of the bandits' pris
oners are continuing and it is re
ported they are taking a favorable
turn. The negotiations arc being con
ducted hv American. French and Ita
lian consuls.
r.y ( niverMil Service.
Shanghai, May S.—Secret defense
societies, such as were back of th»
Boxer uprising in iron and not mere
banditry, is back of the seizure of
Americans and other foreigners, now
being held in the bills of Bhangtung,
facing death from starvation, after
being captured from a railroad train
Sunday.
An American newspaper corre
spondent who. op two occasions thi*
year, has travelled through the north
ern provinces, said tonight he found
many evidences that the Boxer spirit
was rampant again, and that hatred
of foreigners was being openly
preached.
The latest news from the region in
which the captives are being held, i*
that no definite agreement has been
reached for the release of the pris
oners, although the Fhlnese govern
ment at l’ekin reports thnt the tain-.
Jits are suirounded hi ih* hike north
w eat of Un-Cheng and southeast of
Sno Chow and that their capture was!
momentarily expected.
Feeling Kunning High.
A foreign missionary who w.isl
about to visit the bandit* in the hills'
early today was frustrated by the
order* of the “wail lord.” Tu-Cliun,
who arrived with machine guns and
troop* and gave order* for Intmcdi
ate pursuit.
Feeling lx running high in the for
eign settlement* here and demand*
are Is-ing made for immediate foreign I
Intervention and occupation. While
many who are familiar * with the
Chinese by long residence here think
there is not much daiiger that the
Americans and other foreigner* held
by the bandits will be slain, they are
aware that tlangcr of starvation and
death front exposure faces the vie- 1
tim* in the hill*.
Those who have escaped reported
.hat tile only food given the captives
is a mouldy bread made from rice
(lour and w.itei taken f’ont inv avail
able source.
(iel Gruesome Message.
Tlte troop* pursuing the bandits (
rarly today received a message from
<Tnrn to Pa#e Two. t oltitnn Tun.)
Girardi Slaver
Found Guilty
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Farmer Comicted of Second
Degree Murder for Death
of Omahan.
special tlicpnti-li (a The Omaha Itre.
Bed Oak. It. May (< John Stew
irt, fnrnier, charged with the murder
>f Albert Girardi. Omaha butter and
gg buyer, was fotit'd guilty of sei
>nd dogicv murder by n Jury In ills
trict court here at -'1 n. m. today fol
lowing seven hours' deliberation.
.Maximum penalty is life imprison
mom Stewart was charged with first
degree murder which, under the Iowa
law, embracea second degree murder i
and ninnalaugliter.
Girardi was murdered on the Stew
art farm January 23 during a qunis
rel over 10 gallons of liquor. Georgs
Austin. Stewart* hired man. con
fessed to hla pntt In the slaving
and la serving u life sentence
The two men placed Oimrdk* body
in his own cur and drove to a *|>ot t
tin the highway wliete the body was
found.
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If We Ever Get Rich We’re Going to Establish a Gymnasium Where
Sedentary Piano Movers Can Get Some Exercise.
Vour PIANO'S
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Limit on Rum for
Medics Held V oid
l\ S. Judge Grants Injunction
Against Dry \gcnt? Inter
fering ^ itli Practice.
New \o»k, May 9.—Federal Judge
Knov today declared yokl that pur
lina <i( the Volstead art which limits
the niuount of liquor which a phy
sician may prescribe'and granted an
injunction restraining prohibition en
forcement authorities from interfer
ing with the practice of Or. Samuel
W. I .ambert.
Altai lies of the court raised the
question whether Judge Knux'a de
cislon. If sustained tn the higher
courts, would tint also deal a blow at
the Harrison antl-riarcotlc act. This
act. it was said, prohibits persons
from prescribed increased di scs of j
narcotics to drug patients, thus limit
ing the judgment of the physli tan as
to use of narcotic*.
Dr. I.ambert, who is deal, emeritus
of the college of physicians at Co
lumbia university and was chief of
tile group of physicians who treated
Knrloo Caruso in Ills last Illness, tiled
liis suit November IS. 1922.
Prior to its tiling the Association
fur the Protection of Constitutional
Right*, an orgntilmitlem of more than
100 prominent physicians, of which he
is president, had gone on record as
sponsoring llie test of ihs low
Higher Livestock
Freight Rates Urged
M* \ WMtriftf S«l I’Ffl*
Lincoln. May 9 Within the next 10
days m two week* the Interstate
Commerce commission is «\parted to
propose a new schedule of fr« ight
rate* on live stock from stations tn
Nebmska to markets at Sioux City,
Oniiln Kansas Oltv and St. Joseph,
it wa* Announced here by Thorne A.
Browne. meml»er of the Nebraska
State Railroad commission
The* new rates will be the result «*f
complaint* filed by the railroads, de
claring that rates front the i*oint#
Involved are too low The railroads
souKlit increases in complaint* filed,
and on which heaiinss have been
ha Id. After the interstate ls»dy pro
poses the new schedule of rate*, ar
gument* will he hoard and sn agree
ment reached. Mr Browne believed,
hut said any new rates would not l>e
come effective before July at the
earliest, as he did not expert that
the Interstate body would hear the
arautr.ents in the < as*> befor* the end
of June
Plan* Made to Abandon
Stcamor Stuck on Rock*
Stiittlr. May fh* M I* impourdhic f«*i
imr* to pull the eteiunn Lake t«ob
hull from rot'ke on which it etnirk
near I nuitUla reef early today nml
prep ii atlonn tin being made to nban
don It. IJ II Ptereon, **4|»erlntendent
for the o\vn*»i*. the Alaska Steam
rhlp company. I«1 m a tUrrlfsn me?*
► age i erei\rd by t be company Hum
eftei ucou.
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Leader of German
’‘Murder Gan<f Is
Sentenced to Die
Man Charged ^X ith Espionage
and Sabotage Convicted by
Court-Martial—Others
Sent to Prison.
H< Awrillfd Pfru.
Dusseldorf. May >—Albert S. hloget
ter. on* of the chiefs of the so-called
"murder Kang" which lias been carry
ing on a campaign of terror agajnst
French occupation In the Ruhr was
convicted by a court martial and sen
tenced to dentil. He wax charged
wilh espionage ami sabotage
One of Schlogetter's aides Hans
Sodawsky, wan sentenced to imprison
ment for life at hard labor. Five
other Oermnns of the "murder Rang"
were given jail sentence* varying
from 5 to 20 years.
tSchlogetter, who is a former Prua
sian officer, admitted having commit
ted sabotage. He contended, how
ever. he had never damaged passen
ger trains, but merely had blown up
i abroad tracks and bridges. One of
the defendants Kuhlman. formerly
worked for the Krupps at Rssen. and
the prosecution contended that toe
men of tile gang on trial had been
paid for their work by a Krupp offi
cial. who fled before he could lie ar
resud. Tt wu« charged that one of
the object* of the gang was to kill
t'.erman* who worked for the French.
The ptXMecuUon also claimed that
the men received order* regularly
from a apy organliation to gather in
formation concerning troop move
ment* and the French Intelligence
service. It was declared that the real
lender of the gang. Who commanded
a brigade which carried on a . am
paign of terror in I'ppcr Silesia had
not been arrested.
Student Piani'l.- Appear
in Music Contest Today
A contest between pianists among
student* of public and parochial high
schools wil be held at the Sehmoller
& Mueller auditorium this afternoon at
2. under nuap!cea of the Nebraska So
defy for Development of Musical
Talent,
Object of the contest is to ha\e
t committee of judge* recommend
student* ot the next meeting of the
Nebraska State Music Teachers’ a*
so. 1st Ion for scholarship. Karl E. Tun
hr rip former president of th«» Mnelr
Teachers’ association. Joan V Puf
field, and Cecil Berryman mill he
judges
Mrs. P p W olpton. president of the
Society for Development of Musical
Talent, "ill announce the judges for
the violin ami voice contest to lu> held
at the Burgee* Nash auditorium next
w« cU
Sunday School ( omentum.
*>prrl*l IIUpAlrh to The Outwit* Iter.
1 •. W'UA. Neb. May !* Ihe Jeffcr
son county Sunday school convention
n.t» held at Rndlcott. Delegates from
every Sunday at'hoot in the county
mere in attendance and an wnthuena*
tic meeting held.
A
British Trawler
Seized by Russ
Charged With Fishing in
Soviet Waters—Follows
Sharp British Note.
Hull. May 9.—II is reported that the
Tntli'h trawler. l ord Aator. hsa been
•ei/ed off the Murmansk roast by a
Russian gunboat, aay* the Central
New*. The aeiaure t» said to hare
been based on the chsi-ge that the
trawler was fishing within the Russian
territorial limit*.
H> International News Serrtre.
Hull. Kngiaud. May 9.—Tl»e British
ittiue sweeper Harebell, which aaw
service through the great war. today
was ordered to Russian walera to pro
tect British trawler*.
B« Aseoclsted Tre**
Moscow. May 9.—An emphatic note
from the British government handed
to Maxim Litvtnoff. assistant fi-reign
minister, yesterday afternoon, alleg- j
Ing propaganda and other violation of
the Anglo-Russian trade agreement
and demand assurance of uncondition
al fulfillment of specified require
ments within 10 days, was consid
ered by Russian officials last night
as definitely Intended to bring about
a break in Anglo Russian relations.
As th» mote is only row- being dis
tributed among the higher official* of.
the government, none of them would
predict the nature of the Russian
reply, but the genera! Imrression
seemed to h* that Marquis Curxon,
the Brit.sh foreign secretary, was de-,
slrous of the break.
If a break in relations comes, the
Russian trade organisation now locat
ed in London, will probably be remov
ed to Berlin or one of the Soandi
ilatian countries
Owing to the soviets' refusal to
recognise the protests against the
dial* of various church dignitaries,
including Archbishop Zepnlak and the
executed vicar general. Monsignor
Butkavlteh. the note says
"When it is renieml>ored that this
is the only latest Incident in the long
series of studied affronts which lutve
been mxnersd in this memorandum.
It seems difficult to arrive at any
other conclusion than that the soviet.
government either Is convince*! that
the British government will accept any
Insult sooner than break with soviet ;
Russia or that they desire themselves
to bring the relations created by th*i
:iade government to an end "
<internment to Carry Sugar
Fight to Highest Court
Washington, May >— The refusal
of Federal Judge Mayer in New York
to enjoin the New york Sugar ex i
change from dealing In sugar future*
may result'In a direct appeal which,
will bring the cast without delay he
fun- the aupreme court Although I
declining to discuss Judge Mayer'S
action In detail. I'epartntont of Jus
the officials indicated that thex were
prepared to continue rigorously the
tight tiiet ha'e la-gun In the courts ;
ngsin*l tho»e thej bold ■ expot Mlde
for rectal sugai price Inctxfase*
New Well
Is Ignited
by Sparks
Texas Gusher Flowing at Rate
of 5,000 Barrels and 20.000,
000 Feet of Gas Turned
Into Raging Inferno.
Five Bodies Recovered
Houston. Tex., May 'Twelve
workmen Were burned to death in at
explosion and fire at the J. K. Hughe
Developing company's McKee .Vo.
weel in the Powell field district, ac
cording to advice* from Corsicana
Ten were killed almost Instantly ant
two others died in hospitals a short
time afterwards.
The fire originated from a spark as
a workman dropped a control valve
alongside the casing of the gusher.
Reliable reports say the well, which
came in Tuesday night, was flowing
wild at the rate of 5,000 barrels of
oil and In excess of 20,000,000 feet of
gas when It Ignited. •
The wel Is the third completed In
the new field from a sand between
2.942 and 3.000 feet.
1-lsf of Victims.
The knodn dead are:
M. O. Turner. Mississippi
S. P. Allen. 35. Corsicana, man iej.
Jack Cooper, Corsicana.
Edwin C Cooper, Corsicana.
Fred C. Raig. Roane, Tex.
E. C Sheek, Dallas.
E. C. Hook, Keren*. Tex.
Dan Phillips. Kernes. Tex
Jame* Phillips. Kerens. Tex
Two other* unknown
Fatally burned
Travis Owen, Corsicana, married.
F1v« bodis haie been taken from
the inferno.
It is believed the other have been
consumed entirely.
All members of the drilling crew
are said to have been fatally bifrned.
It was reported that W. A. Hicks, an
1 •! man of 'Wortham, were among
those burred to dea-h. G M. Ball,
field superlntedent On an adjoining
lease, and B. B. Simmons, an oil man,
are said to ha\-e narrowly escaped in
jury.
.Men on Platform Killed.
JT. K. Huhges head of the Develop
ing company, upon receipt of news of
the disaster, left immediately for Cor
sicana and went directly to the well.
It was said at the offices of the
company that none of the Mexia oil
men who were at the xvell at the time
it xva* brought in. lost their lives in
the fire.
More than 1.0*»0 barrels ■ *f accumu
lated waste and the full flow of th«
xxell ignited at once and caught all
workmen ond and around the derrick
platform.
Bodies Badly t hatred.
The Iradies recovered are so badlx
■ harred that identification is im
possible.
One man. a Mr. Simmouds who
was on the derrick flcor with the
crew, escaped by rur.r.h g His cloth
ing not being oil-soaked did not
Ignite. A 15 year-old boy escaped
with him.
One man saiJ that the bodies of the
dead men were where they fell when
the blast occurred and with the well
still burning, it would be impossible
for some time to remove them.
The fir* started about 1 this after
noon xx bile hundreds were in the
vicinity of the well.
Automobiles Destroyed.
A number of automobiles near tbs
well were reported to have been de
stroyed by the fire.
Word of the tragedy was telephone*:
to Corsicana writh urgent call that al
available doctors, medical supplie*
and ambulance* be rushed to the
scene. The dead and injured "fri^
taken to Corsicana.
According to an e\ • witnes* :h.
crew was on the derm k floor clung
ing the control head when suddenly
there was a flash of fire, followed
by two other flashes, the firs shoot
ing over 100 feet in the air. All th.
trees and shrubbery around the wall
were saturated with oil and the ground
was quickly burned dear. The we.
continued to bum and is now flow.rg
wide open with th« flames dartine
high into the air.
Mitchell M oman’s Hearing
on Murder Charge Set
hterlsl Dispatch to The Omaha lice
Scottsbluff. Neb. May ? -The pie
limlnary hearing of Mrs. Julia Joh*
son of Mitchell, at whose home Albeit
Peterson was slain by Frank Allen,
will be held Thursday in county court.
She is charged with murder and with
being accessory to the murder of
Peterson Her hearing wit be the
first cf these held by police as Imp.'
cated In the shooting of Peterson, tt
lielng alleged that the Scottsbtuff of
ficer was led Into a carefully planned
trap
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